Claro (formerly CODETEL) is the largest telecommunications company in the Dominican Republic and provides local, long-distance, and wireless voice services, as well as Internet and IPTV services, to approximately four million customers.
Until 1930, telephone service had been administered by the government, but when the Hurricane San Zenon destroyed all the facilities, the Dominican government granted exclusive franchise for telecommunications services to the Anglo Canadian Telephone Company on November 11, 1930.[2]
CODETEL began in the Dominican Republic in 1932 as a subsidiary of the U.S. firm General Telephone & Electric Corporation, and held a de facto monopoly until the mid-1990s, when Tricom began operations.[3] After the Dominican government passed Law 153 in 1998 providing for effective liberalization and improved pro-competition regulation, new entrants had eroded CODETEL's predominant position with the incumbent capturing only 50% of the international traffic to the United States (accounting for 70% of the total international traffic).[4] In 2000 Verizon was formed after a merger by Bell Atlantic and GTE, with CODETEL continuing operations as a subsidiary of the new company. In December 2003, CODETEL announced the commercial launch of its Flash Movil 3G network, a CDMA2000 1X voice and high-speed data network using equipment, software and services from Lucent Technologies.[5]
Verizon Dominicana
Previously known as CODETEL (Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos), the name change was announced February 2, 2004, at the National Theater of Santo Domingo in a ceremony to welcome the Verizon brand to the country. Verizon Dominicana was an independent country bought by Codetel and now is Claro.
On February 27, 2009, CODETEL launched Claro TV, a digital TV service based on Microsoft Mediaroom for urban areas and Direct To Home Satellite for rural areas.[7] On January 20, 2011, Oscar Peña, the company's president, announced the company's brands would be unified and would become Claro as a part of a global unification across Latin America, where América Móvil's services are under the Claro brand.[8]
On March 21, 2012, Claro announced the availability of Fiber to the Home plans for consumers.[9]
Services
Consumer
Claro Multiplan offers Telephone, Internet, and IPTV services. The bundles also include discounts on mobile Internet and mobile TV.
As of August 2013, Fiber to the Home service is currently available in Altos de Arroyo Hondo II (Cerros de Arroyo Hondo, Cuesta Hermosa II, Isabel Villas, Altos de Arroyo Hondo II), La Julia, Evaristo Morales, La Esperilla, Naco, Serrallés, Paraíso, Los Cacicazgos, Julieta Morales, El Vergel, Piantini, Bella Vista, Viejo Arroyo Hondo, La Castellana, Nuevo Arroyo Hondo, Quisqueya, Urbanización Renacimiento, Urbanización Real, Mirador Norte, Arroyo Hondo III, Mirador Sur, Res. Carmen María, and Los Millones in Santo Domingo and in Cerros de Gurabo I and II, Quinta de Pontezuela, Las Carmelitas, and La Trinitaria in Santiago.
Speeds offered for fixed ADSL2+ internet on standalone plans[11] and on Multiplans[12] are as follows:
ADSL2+
Multiplan
Standalone
Download
Upload
Download
Upload
512kbit/s
256kbit/s
1Mbit/s
256kbit/s
1Mbit/s
256kbit/s
1.5Mbit/s
256kbit/s
1.5Mbit/s
256kbit/s
2Mbit/s
512kbit/s
2Mbit/s
1Mbit/s
3Mbit/s
768kbit/s
3Mbit/s
768kbit/s
4Mbit/s
1Mbit/s
5Mbit/s
1Mbit/s
6Mbit/s
1Mbit/s
8Mbit/s
1Mbit/s
10Mbit/s
1Mbit/s
As of September 2012, Claro's Multiplan download speeds can be doubled for an additional monthly cost.
Claro's mobile internet packages are as follows:[13]
Type
Data allowance
Time Active
Postpaid
100MB
N/A
Postpaid
500MB
N/A
Postpaid
3GB
N/A
Postpaid
5GB
N/A
Postpaid
10GB
N/A
Prepaid
200MB
1 Day
Prepaid
350MB
3 Days
Prepaid
700MB
7 Day
Prepaid
1.5GB
15 Days
Prepaid
3GB
30 Days
Prepaid
6GB
60 Days
Television
Claro offers fixed television services over Microsoft Mediaroom and satellite.[14] It also provides mobile television services over Rok TV.[15] Mobile television services are offered as daily and monthly packages.
Telephony
Claro offers fixed landline telephone services as well as services over CDMA 1xEV-DO in 800/1900MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE in 850/1900MHz, and 3G UMTS/HSPA service on the 850MHz band.
Enterprise
Claro offers their enterprise customers mobile and fixed telephone, mobile, fixed, dedicated, and satellite Internet, satellite tv, Internet backhaul, colocation, web hosting, IPTV, equipment rental, and SMS services.
Management
The current president of Claro Dominican Republic is Ing. Rogelio Viesca Arrache.
Notes
↑ "1920–1930". Historia de las Telecomunicaciones. Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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