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Articles in August, 2007 issue of Latin America Telecom

• Iusacell declares 27 percent growth in revenue to $222 million.(MEXICO)(Financial report)(Brief article)
• Telmex asks for frequency to operate CDMA450 technology.(ARGENTINA)
• Nokia to add 15 new partners in Brazil.(BRAZIL)
• Regulator: Guatemala mobile lines up 59.2 percent in 2006.(GUATEMALA)(Brief article)
• Brazil mobile-phone ownership rises to 108.5 million in July.(BRAZIL)(Brief article)
• Columbus Communications begins $248 million upgrade; will lay 1,200km of fiber-optic cable from Trinidad to Curacao.(ACROSS THE REGION)
• Telefonica de Argentina to maintain compensation claim against government.(ARGENTINA)
• Global EMV migration update: Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)(electronic money value)(Brief article)
• Colombia regulator fines mobile-phone companies on price agreement.(COLOMBIA)(Telefonica)(Brief article)
• IDC: corporations driving business mobility solutions.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
• Ancel plans to reduce rates, earmarks $20 million for 3G rollout.(URUGUAY)
• TIM reports profits of $18.4 million in Q2.(BRAZIL)(TIM Brasil)(Financial report)(Brief article)
• Honduras telecoms reform bill may be on the horizon.(HONDURAS)
• Argentina mobile lines witness 42.2 percent year-on-year rise at May's end.(ARGENTINA)(Brief article)
• Mexico's Telcel studies 3G network launch for year-end.(MEXICO)
• Ericsson, Entel open 3G development lab.(CHILE)
• ITU: Chile, Argentina, Caribbean lead in access to new technologies.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)(International Telecommunication Union)(Brief article)
• Telcel not fond of new license criteria.(MEXICO)(Telcel Mexico)(Brief article)
• TIM sees fixed-line launch by year-end, papers say.(BRAZIL)(TIM Brasil)(Brief article)
• Mobile subscribers increase 1.8 percent in Q2.(COLOMBIA)
• Scant market competition and ineffective regulatory control in Belize.(BELIZE)(Brief article)
• Brazil's Unicel expects to start operations before end of 2007.(BRAZIL)(Unicel do Brasil Telecomunicacoes)(Brief article)
• Verso wins WiMAX deployment in Latin America.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
• Movistar launches mobile broadband service.(ARGENTINA)
• TI sale of Brasil Telecom stake may lead to consolidation.(BRAZIL)
• Honduras mobile growth around 80 percent.(HONDURAS)(Brief article)
• Internet users and penetration in major Latin American markets.
• RedPrairie expands Latin America presence.(ACROSS THE REGION)
• America Movil entry into Jamaica will likely spark price war.(JAMAICA)
• Panama Internet growth potential excellent.(PANAMA)(Brief article)
• ZTE preparing handset launch.(COLOMBIA)
• CNTI and Intel to deploy fixed and mobile WiMAX project in Caracas.(VENEZUELA)
• Uruguay--highest fixed-line teledensity in South and Central America.(URUGUAY)(Brief article)
• America Movil in the bidding for acquisition of Amazonia Celular and Telemig Celular.(BRAZIL)
• Mexico's America Movil to buy Oceanic Digital Jamaica.(JAMAICA)
• Telecom sector is the second-most important business in Venezuela after the oil industry.(VENEZUELA)
• Ericsson to upgrade network for Telefonica in Chile.(CHILE)
• Laqtel must launch operations by end of December, according to TATT.(TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)(Brief article)