Samuel Zúñiga, executive director of Amnet Honduras, reported the company is investing approximately $800.000 a month in this project.

"This investment was presented yesterday, in a noteworthy event called 'Wake up with Amnet', in which company executives showed the new service", reported local newspaper El Heraldo.

Source: elheraldo.hn

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