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Argentina watchdog slams latest price hikes

Friday 16 April 2021 | 12:00 CET | News
Argentina's telecommunications regulator Enacom has issued a statement to confirm that it has not authorised any operator price increases for the months of May and June in fixed telephone, mobile, internet or television services. The watchdog's comments followed reports that Movistar Argentina (Telefonica) contacted its customers via SMS to indicate that it would apply price hikes of 8 percent in May and another 7 percent in June.

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Categories: General
Companies: Enacom / Movistar Argentina / Telefonica
Countries: Argentina
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