Tigo asumirá control total sobre Movistar desde este 4 de febrero: ¿qué cambia para usuarios y empleados?
El mercado de las telecomunicaciones en Colombia entrará en una nueva etapa este martes 4 de febrero. A partir de esa fecha, Tigo asumirá el control t...
TL;DR
- Tigo officially takes over operations of Telefónica (Movistar) in Colombia starting February 4th.
- The merger creates a new, consolidated business group, reducing direct competition in around 19 markets.
- Employees were officially notified of the change in control during a high-level internal meeting.
- The new group's headquarters will be at Movistar's current main office.
- Fabián Hernández will transition from CEO of Telefónica Colombia to new continental strategic roles.
- Customers will not experience immediate changes to their services, plans, prices, or benefits.
- The merged entity plans to enhance technological offerings, including 5G deployment and convergent packages.
- The Colombian telecom market is highly concentrated, with Claro currently holding a dominant position.
- The merger moves the market from three major mobile operators to a duopoly structure.
- The Colombian state still needs to sell its shares in the company, with a set price of 772 pesos per share.
- The sale of state shares could generate at least 855 billion pesos.