Telmex Snaps Up Ecutel

Mexico’s largest telecoms operator Telmex has acquired small Ecuadorian operator Ecuador Telecom (Ecutel) for an undisclosed sum. Ecutel, which has only around 5,000 clients nationwide, competes in the local market against state-run entities Andinatel, Pacifitel and Etapa. Ecutel has a 15-year concession until 2017 to offer national long-distance fixed telephony services, as well as public telephony services and data transmission.