Telecentro is an Argentine company in the telecommunications market. Its service offering includes the provision of cable television, landline telephone and Internet services.[1]
Telecentro S.A. It has been a telecommunications company since 1990. Among its shareholders are Sebastián Pierri, Silvina Pierri, Alberto Pierri, Lisandro Pierri and Martín Pierri. Its current director is former deputy Alberto Pierri.
Since 2003, Telecentro has based its distribution on a network of fiber optic trunks and at the beginning of 2007 the company began to offer its subscribers digital television service. Subsequently, the company obtained a license for cable exploitation in the La Matanza district, which was extended for ten years from June 3, 2008. In April of that year, Telecentro launched the triple play service, Internet and landline telephony on the same network, with a single bill) for the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires under the "All in one" campaign.[2]
History
Through the COMFER resolution 562 of 1990, the company obtained its first license to operate as a Coded Television Closed Circuit Company in the town of San Justo, head of the La Matanza district, beginning its activities in 1991.[3] Originally founded as a limited company by two partners, Mario José Menéndez and Habib Basbus,1 In November 1990, through resolution 825/1990, it was granted an expansion of channels towards the UHF spectrum.[4]
In 1992, through COMFER resolution 773/1992, Telecentro was granted a license to operate a Coded Closed Circuit Television and a community television antenna in the district of La Matanza.[5]
In 1998, by means of resolution 261/1998, the share package was modified, terminating the original partners and entering the company with Olga E. Gargiullo with 80% of the package and Silvina V. Pierri with 20%, in the same resolution it was designated Olga Gargiullo as president of the society.9 In the same year, through resolution 350/1998, she was allowed to extend her services to the parties of Almirante Brown and Lanús.[6]
In 1999, through resolution 192/1999, Telecentro was authorized to extend its services to the Buenos Aires districts of Quilmes, Florencio Varela, Berazategui, San Miguel, Pilar, San Martín, Ensenada, Berisso Party, San Isidro and José C. Peace.
Since 2003, it has based its distribution on a network of fiber optic trunks.
In 2005, through resolutions 574/200512 and 564/200513, the licenses for the exploitation of its signals were extended for ten years, an extension that came into effect from June 2008.
In 2006, through resolutions 1947/2006,15 1111/200616 and 2047/200617, TeleCentro was authorized to extend its services to the Buenos Aires districts of Avellaneda, Moreno, Morón, Tres de Febrero, Merlo, Ituzaingó and Hurlingham.
In the same year, through resolution 2750/2006, former deputy Alberto Pierri, and Lisandro Pierri and Martín Pierri were authorized to join the share package.
At the beginning of 2007 the company began to allow subscribers to access the digital television service.
In April 2008, it launched the first triple play service (pay television, Internet and landline telephony on the same network, with a single bill) for the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area.
Criticism
Conflict with the Cuevana website
On December 2, 2011, Telecentro S.A. proceeded to take actions to block the access of its clients to an internet site dedicated to the free dissemination of television content (Cuevana). However, he later decided to reverse the measure. According to Argentine legislation there is no legal measure that allows the site to be blocked completely.[7]
Services
The company offers these services: A Digital TV service with 122 signals available with standard definition (SD) technology; 78 signals available with high definition (HD) technology and 2 signals available with 4K (Ultra HD) technology. And a coded DTT service with 9 UHF channels with a total of 58 signals, transmitting from San Justo, province of Buenos Aires, through the European DVB-T standard. The programming includes movie channels, series, sports, general information, music, international channels and children's programming.
As an Internet provider, Telecentro offers connection through a cable modem system.[8] Since the end of 2017, it is the first ISP that began offering residential 1000Mbit/s (downstream) service, although subject to technical availability. Previously since December 2015 it is also the first ISP to offer residential 300Mbit/s (downstream) service, although subject to technical availability. Previously, since March 2013, it began as the first ISP to offer residential 100Mbit/s (downstream) service, although also subject to technical availability. Also, it offers 1000, 500, 300, 150, and 60 Mbit/s plans. The plans that were discontinued are 100, 75, 30, 25, 20 and 10 Mbit/s.
Telecentro also provides landline telephone services for homes and serves the corporate sector.
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