According to the technical, legal and economic analysis carried out by the Superintendence of Competition SC, it was warned that the acquisition would produce limitations to competition in the markets of mobile and fixed telephony and business connectivity services.

One of the conditions imposed by the SC to authorize the acquisition was that América Movil must waive the right to exploit 25 MHz of radio spectrum with national coverage in the 850 MHz band and 30 MHz of radio spectrum with national coverage in the 1900 MHz band, which are currently owned by Telefónica.

After analyzing the resolution of the SC, "... the Spanish Telefonica announced that it desists from selling its operations in El Salvador to America Movil, owner of the Claro brand, after the conditions imposed by the authorities to carry out the operation in process for more than a year."
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The article of Elmundo.sv adds that "...'Telefónica informs that, according to what was agreed with América Movil, both parties have terminated the agreement to purchase 99.3% of Telefónica Moviles El Salvador', indicated the telecom operator in a press release in which it assured that the decision was taken after a 'detailed analysis' of the resolution of the SC."

Source: elmundo.sv

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