VTR (Vía Trans Radio Comunicaciones SpA) is a Chilean telecommunications company. It is the country's largest provider of subscription television, with 1,065,675 subscribers (32.8% market share, as of September 2017),[2] and of fixed broadband Internet access (38.0% share, as of September 2017).[3] It is also the second largest provider of fixed telephone service (20.0%, as of September 2017), behind Telefónica.[4] It also has a small but growing participation (0.90%, as of September 2017) in the mobile phone business.[5]
It is wholly owned by Liberty Latin America following the split of Liberty Latin America from Liberty Global effective December 29, 2017;[6] Grupo Saieh's CorpGroup previously owned 20% until March 2014 when Liberty Global acquired the remaining 20% it did not own.[7][8]
After a massive post-pandemic customer flight, at the end of September 2021, VTR announced the establishment of a joint-venture with Claro Chile in a joint statement from Liberty Latin América and América Móvil, parent companies of both companies; The new joint company was called ClaroVTR.[10] In October 2022, the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (National Economic Prosecutor's Office) authorized the merger, but demanding the sale of the satellite television business operated by Claro, given the historical prohibition of the same FNE that has prevented VTR since 2004 offer such services.
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^"Liberty Latin America Completes Split-Off from Liberty Global" (PDF) (Press release). Denver, Colorado: Liberty Global. January 2, 2018.
^"Liberty Global Acquires Remaining 20% of VTR, Chile's Largest Cable Operator" (PDF). Liberty Global. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^"Turner compra el 50% de CNN Chile que estaba en manos de VTR". Teletrece (in Spanish). 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
^Ortiz, Florencia (2021-09-29). "La sorpresa de VTR y Claro: anuncian sociedad conjunta y fusionarán sus operaciones en Chile". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
telecom, company, vía, trans, radio, comunicaciones, chilean, telecommunications, company, country, largest, provider, subscription, television, with, subscribers, market, share, september, 2017, fixed, broadband, internet, access, share, september, 2017, also. VTR Via Trans Radio Comunicaciones SpA is a Chilean telecommunications company It is the country s largest provider of subscription television with 1 065 675 subscribers 32 8 market share as of September 2017 2 and of fixed broadband Internet access 38 0 share as of September 2017 3 It is also the second largest provider of fixed telephone service 20 0 as of September 2017 behind Telefonica 4 It also has a small but growing participation 0 90 as of September 2017 in the mobile phone business 5 VTR Comunicaciones SpACompany typeSubsidiary of Liberty Latin America 1 IndustryTelecommunicationsPredecessorVia Trans Radio ChilenaFoundedMarch 15 1928HeadquartersAv Apoquindo Nº4800 Las Condes Santiago ChileArea servedAll regions of ChileKey peopleDavid Leonard Guillermo PonceProductsInternetCable televisionTelephonymobile telephonyParentLiberty Latin AmericaWebsitevtr comIt is wholly owned by Liberty Latin America following the split of Liberty Latin America from Liberty Global effective December 29 2017 6 Grupo Saieh s CorpGroup previously owned 20 until March 2014 when Liberty Global acquired the remaining 20 it did not own 7 8 VTR also owned Bazuca com a now defunct video rental services company and together with Turner Broadcasting System CNN Chile a 24 hour news channel based in Santiago 8 until 2016 when it was bought entirely by WarnerMedia Latin America 9 After a massive post pandemic customer flight at the end of September 2021 VTR announced the establishment of a joint venture with Claro Chile in a joint statement from Liberty Latin America and America Movil parent companies of both companies The new joint company was called ClaroVTR 10 In October 2022 the Fiscalia Nacional Economica National Economic Prosecutor s Office authorized the merger but demanding the sale of the satellite television business operated by Claro given the historical prohibition of the same FNE that has prevented VTR since 2004 offer such services References edit Home Liberty Latin America Lla com Retrieved 2022 07 24 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2019 05 31 Retrieved 2019 05 31 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2018 02 28 Retrieved 2018 02 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2018 02 28 Retrieved 2018 02 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2018 02 28 Retrieved 2018 02 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Liberty Latin America Completes Split Off from Liberty Global PDF Press release Denver Colorado Liberty Global January 2 2018 Liberty Global Acquires Remaining 20 of VTR Chile s Largest Cable Operator PDF Liberty Global 2014 03 14 Retrieved 2014 03 17 a b Quienes Somos Vtr com Retrieved 2012 04 02 Turner compra el 50 de CNN Chile que estaba en manos de VTR Teletrece in Spanish 2016 08 09 Retrieved 2022 04 08 Ortiz Florencia 2021 09 29 La sorpresa de VTR y Claro anuncian sociedad conjunta y fusionaran sus operaciones en Chile Radio Bio Bio in Spanish Retrieved 2024 03 26 External links editOfficial website 33 23 39 S 70 37 06 W 33 39417 S 70 61833 W 33 39417 70 61833 nbsp This article about a telecommunications company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a television station in Chile is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VTR telecom company amp oldid 1215940294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
