Claro Accused of Unfair Competition

The telecommunications company Yota has made complaints to Procompetencia of Nicaragua against America Movil, citing "media obstructions."

Friday, November 25, 2011

According to Informe Pastran: "Nicaragua's Procompetencia confirmed this afternoon that it has received an allegation from an operator in the telecommunications market for alleged unfair competitive behavior ... Although Procompetencia has not said so publicly, Informe Pastran is aware that the complaint comes from the transnational company YOTA who denounced Mexico's America Movil, operating here under the brand name Claro, in a new chapter in the war between foreign phone companies, now for the control of Internet customers ... According to Article 46 paragraph b) of Act 601, the accused party could be sanctioned if the indicated anticompetitive behaviour proves to be true... ”

The report goes on to say “The Russian transnational claims that the Mexican firm is obstructing its right to advertise, for example, in local cinema halls, where they have refused to accept their advertising ... The General Manager of the firm Claro, Roberto Samson, when asked by Informe Pastran, totally rejected any claim to that effect against the company it represents and said they were analysing the complaint in order to define an official position ... Claro has a larger presence in the national market down to the last corner of the country because it has made huge investments in order to outpace its competitors and offers an integrated package of Internet services, cable television, satellite, cellular and basic telephony giving it the advantage in the domestic market ... ".

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