List of telecommunications companies in the Americas

A telecommunications company (historically known as a telephone company) is a company which provides broadband and/or telephony services.

The telecommunications companies of the Americas are listed below:

Argentina

Fixed-line operators Claro (América Móvil) Movistar (Telefónica) Personal (Telecom Argentina)

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) Movistar (Telefónica) Personal (Telecom Argentina)

Aruba

Fixed-line operators SetarNV

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) SetarNV

Bahamas

Fixed-line operators Liberty Latin America as BTC

Mobile operators BTC aliv

Barbados

Fixed-line operators Liberty Latin America as LIME (Cable & Wireless Communications)

Mobile operators Digicel (Barbados) Limited (Digicel Group) Ozone Wireless WiNET

Belize

Fixed-line operators Belize Telemedia Speednet Communications Limited

Mobile operators Belize Telemedia Speednet Communications Limited IBASIS C&W NETWORKS

Bolivia

Fixed-line operators

National operators Entel (ENTEL S.A.) (private, over 97% shares owned by Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing) AXS (AXS Bolivia S.A.) (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz and Cochabamba only) Regional cooperatives COTEL R.L. (La Paz Department) COMTECO R.L. (Cochabamba Department) COTAS R.L. (Santa Cruz Department) COTES R.L. (Chuquisaca Department) COTAP R.L. (Potosí Department) COTEOR R.L. (Oruro Department) COSETT R.L. (Tarija Department) COTEAUTRI R.L. (Beni Department) COTECO R.L. (Pando Department) COTERI R.L. (Riberalta) COTEGUA R.L. (Guayaramerín) COTABE R.L. (Bermejo) COTEVI R.L. (Villazón) COTEMO R.L. (Santa Ana de Yacuma) COSEU R.L. (Uyuni)

Mobile operators Entel (ENTEL S.A.) Viva (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia S.A.) (Balesia and COMTECO) Tigo Bolivia (TELECEL S.A.) (Millicom)

Brazil

Fixed-line operators Embratel (América Móvil) Oi (Oi S.A.) TIM (Telecom Italia) Vivo (Telefónica) Algar Telecom Sercomtel

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) Oi (Oi S.A.) TIM (Telecom Italia) Vivo (Telefónica) Algar Telecom Sercomtel

Canada

Fixed-line operators Main article: List of Canadian telephone companies Allstream Bell Canada Bell Aliant Manitoba Telecom Services Eastlink Northwestel Provincial Tel Rogers Telecom (Rogers Communications) SaskTel Telus Sogetel

Mobile operators Main article: List of Canadian mobile phone companies Bell Mobility (Bell Canada) MTS Mobility (Manitoba Telecom Services) DMTS Mobility Télébec Mobilité Virgin Plus Canada (Formerly Virgin Mobile) Lucky Mobile Freedom Mobile (Québecor) ICE Wireless Rogers Wireless (Rogers Communications) Fido Solutions (Rogers Communications) Mobilicity Chatr SaskTel Mobility (SaskTel) Vidéotron Mobilité (Québecor) Fizz Mobile (Québecor) Telus Mobility (Telus) Koodo Mobile Public Mobile

Chile

Fixed-line operators Claro HFC (América Móvil) CMET Entelphone (Entel) Gtd Manquehue (GTD) Gtd Telesat (GTD) Rural Telecommunications Chile S.A. (RTC) Telefónica (formerly CTC) Telefónica del Sur (GTD) VTR (Liberty Global)

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) Entel PCS (Entel) Movistar (Telefónica) Virgin WOM

Colombia

Fixed-line operators Azteca Emcali ETB Telefónica Telecom UNE EPM (formerly EPM – Empresas Públicas de Medellín)

Mobile operators Avantel Claro Colombia (América Móvil) ETB (via Tigo network) Móvil éxito (Grupo Éxito) (via Tigo network) Movistar (Telefónica) Tigo Colombia (Millicom, ETB, EPM) Uff Móvil (Bancolombia, Grupo Ardila Lulle) (via Tigo network) UNE (EPM) Virgin Mobile (via Movistar network)

Costa Rica

Fixed-line operators Grupo ICE RACSA-ICE (Grupo ICE) VoCex (R&H Telecom) Tigo (Millicom) Liberty (Liberty Latin America) Telecable CoopeGuanacaste

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) kölbi (Grupo ICE) Liberty (Liberty Latin America) Tuyo (MVNO ICE Network) Full Móvil (MVNO Racsa, ICE Network)

Cuba

Fixed-line operators ETECSA

Mobile operators CUBACEL

Curaçao

Fixed-line operators UTS Curaçao

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) UTS Curaçao

Dominican Republic

Fixed-line operators Claro Codetel (América Móvil) Altice Dominicana Viva

Mobile operators Viva Claro Codetel (América Móvil) Altice Dominicana Orange (Orange)

Ecuador

Fixed-line operators CNT EP

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) CNT EP Movistar (Telefónica) Tuenti (Telefónica)

El Salvador

Fixed-line operators Telefónica

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) Digicel (Digicel Group) Movistar (Telefónica) Red Telecom (Infonet) Tigo El Salvador (Millicom) Telecom El Savador

French Guiana

Fixed-line operators Telesur

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group)

Grenada

Fixed-line operators Liberty Latin America as LIME

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) LIME

Guadeloupe

Fixed-line operators Outremer Telecom

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group)

Guatemala

Fixed-line operators A-Tel (America Telephone) Americatel Guatemala (Entel (Chile)) AT&T Guatemala (AT&T Inc.) Cablenet SA Empresa Guatemalteca de Telecomunicaciones (GUATEL) (state-owned) Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (América Móvil) Telecomunique Guatemala (Telecomunique) Claro (América Móvil)

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) Digicel (Digicel Group) Tigo Guatemala (Millicom)

Guyana

Fixed-line operators Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company

Haiti

Fixed-line operators Natcom S.A (formerly Teleco S.A)

Mobile operators Comcel Haiti (acquired by Digicel Group in April 2012) Digicel (Digicel Group) My Haiti Mobile (My Haiti Mobile)

Honduras

Fixed-line operators Hondutel

Mobile operators Claro (América Móvil) Digicel (Digicel Group) Honducel (Hondutel) Tigo Honduras (Millicom)

Jamaica

Fixed-line operators FLOW, newly merged entity combining the old Flow and LIME; owned by Cable & Wireless Communications, a Liberty Latin America company Digicel Play, a new fibre to the home network owned by Digicel Group

Wireless broadband operators DEKAL Wireless, a municipal Wi-Fi network owned by Cable & Wireless Communications and operated by FLOW Jamaica Caricel, a new Jamaican owned startup, soon to offer fixed and mobile broadband via an LTE-A network Digicel, through their WiMAX network (which is currently being upgraded to TDD-LTE)

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) FLOW (owned by Cable & Wireless Communications, a Liberty Latin America company)

Martinique

Fixed-line operators Orange (Orange S.A.)

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group)

Mexico

Fixed-line operators Axtel/Alestra/Megacable (Grupo Alfa) Izzi Telecom (Grupo Televisa) Telmex (América Móvil) Totalplay (Grupo Salinas)

Mobile operators AT&T Mexico (AT&T) Movistar (Telefónica) Telcel (América Móvil)

Nicaragua

Mobile operators

• Claro (América Móvil)
• TIGO
• NICATEL
• TELCOR
• Megacom
• JM Nicaragua

Panama

Fixed-line operators Cable & Wireless Panama (CWC)

Mobile operators Cable & Wireless Móvil (CWC) Tigo Panama (Millicom) Digicel Panama (Digicel) Claro Panama (América Móvil) Trans Ocean Network C&W Communications Lanet Telecom

Paraguay

Fixed-line operators Copaco

Mobile operators Tigo Paraguay (Millicom) Personal (Telecom Italia) Claro (América Móvil)

Peru

Fixed-line operators Telefónica Claro (Telmex) AC Telecom Dolphin Telecom Turris Telecom Telecom Peru Fravatel Peru

Mobile operators Movistar (Telefónica) Claro (América Móvil) Bitel (Viettel Peru) Entel Perú (Entel Chile) Caribbean Communication Network ADN Network Force Telecom AV Telecom Newtel Telecom Peru GK Telecom

Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands

Fixed-line operators Puerto Rico Telephone (PRT-Claro) (América Movil) Liberty Puerto Rico (Liberty Latin America) San Juan Cable/Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico (Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico – before: OneLink Communications, Inc.) (uses VOIP) Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico (uses VOIP) Choice Cable TV (uses VOIP)

Mobile operators Centennial Wireless (Centennial Communications) Claro Puerto Rico (mobile phone network) (América Móvil) Liberty Puerto Rico (Liberty Latin America) T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) TracFone Wireless (América Móvil) Open Mobile Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fixed-line operators LIME

Mobile operators LIME Digicel (Digicel Group) EDA The Cable CIN

Saint Lucia

Fixed-line operators Cable & Wireless/LIME Karib Cable

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Fixed-line operators LIME

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) NTRC

Suriname

Fixed-line operators Telesur

Mobile operators Airtel Digicel (Digicel Group)

Trinidad and Tobago

Fixed-line operators bmobile FLOW Digicel

Mobile operators Digicel (Digicel Group) bmobile (TSTT & Cable & Wireless) BICS

United States

Further information: List of United States telephone companies and List of United States wireless communications service providers

Fixed-line operators (over $10 billion annual revenues) AT&T Charter Communications [1] Comcast Cox Communications Lumen Technologies Verizon (acquired XO Communications [2] ) Fixed-line operators ($1 to $10 billion annual revenues) Altice (Cablevision, [3] Lightpath, [4] and Suddenlink Communications) [5] Cable One Sparklight [6] Cincinnati Bell (acquired Hawaiian Telcom) Consolidated Communications (acquired FairPoint Communications [7] ) Crown Castle International Corp. (acquiring Lightower) [8] Frontier Communications [9] Granite Telecommunications [10] GTT Communications (Acquiring Interoute) [11] IDT Corporation [ citation needed ] Mediacom [12] Telephone and Data Systems (includes subsidiaries TDS Telecom and formerly U.S. Cellular [13] ) Windstream Communications (acquired EarthLink [14] ) Zayo Group WideOpenWest [15] Fixed line operators ($100 million to $1 billion annual revenues) ACN Inc. Alaska Communications Birch Communications & Cbeyond [16] Cogent Communications GCI Lumos Networks [17] Pac-West Telecomm Primus Telecom Fixed line operators (less than $100 million annual revenues) PMC Telecom

Mobile operators AT&T Mobility Dish Wireless T-Mobile Verizon

Uruguay

Fixed-line operators ANTEL

Mobile operators Ancel (Antel) Claro (América Móvil) Movistar (Telefónica)

Venezuela

Fixed-line operators CANTV

Mobile operators Digitel Movilnet (CANTV) Movistar (Telefónica)

See also

• Telecommunications company
• List of telecommunications companies
  • List of telecommunications companies in Asia and Oceania
  • List of telecommunications companies in Europe
  • List of telecommunications companies in the Middle East and Africa
• List of mobile network operators
  • List of mobile network operators of the Americas
  • List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania
  • List of mobile network operators in Europe
  • List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa

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