Claro Company

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Claro is the largest and the most powerful mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the telecom group América Móvil which is the fourth largest mobile phone network operator in the world, with more than 130 million customers. It serves clients in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Brazil

The Claro brand was launched in 2003, in Brazil, by the merger of América Móvil-owned operators ATL (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo), BCP (São Paulo metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Ceará, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte), Americel (Acre, Tocantins, Rondônia, the Brazilian Federal District, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul), Tess Celular (other areas of São Paulo state) and Claro Digital (Rio Grande do Sul). Currently, Claro also operates in the states of Bahia, Sergipe, Santa Catarina, Paraná and Minas Gerais.

Peru

Claro was launched in Peru in October 11th 2005, after the acquisition and rebranding of TIM Peru by América Móvil.

Chile

The brand was launched in Chile on August 6th 2006, after the acquisition of Smartcom PCS.

Guatemala

Claro was launched in Guatemala on September 7th 2006 as a rebranding of the national PCS Digital and Alo de PCS brands. In Guatemala, at march 31 it has more than 2.5 million suscribers under this brand, with services on CDMA 2000 1X and GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology.

Its the only provider with license to operate in both 900 and 1900 mhz, it CDMA 2000 1X operates only in 1900 mhz; its GSM/GPRS/EDGE Network operates in both 900/1900 mhz.

Claro Guatemala its working to lauch the first UMTS/HSDPA network in Guatemala not late from january 2008.

Puerto Rico

The Claro brand was launched in Puerto Rico on May 18, 2007 as rebranding the Verizon Wireless brand. Claro is the wireless arm of Puerto Rico Telephone which serves wireline telephone and data services in the island. The brand was introduced to the wireless segment after the March 30, 2007 acquisition of the telecom by América Móvil. Claro Puerto Rico is currently the largest and most powerful mobile network serving the island. The company has made public its plans to launch a GSM/UMTS network parallel to the CDMA/EvDO network it operates since 2003. Claro has mobile voice and data services in Puerto Rico's 78 cities and towns and it's coverage is constantly expanding, the company says.

Claro Puerto Rico Slogans

• "Bienvenido a un mundo mejor." | "Welcome to a better world" - in English
• "La red más poderosa habla Claro." | "The most powerful network speaks Claro" - in English

Dominican Republic

The brand was launched in the Dominican Republic in January 31, 2007, after the acquisition of Verizon Dominicana in April 3, 2006.

Central America

The brand was launched in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on September 2006 as rebranding PCS Digital, Alo, Personal and Enitel brands.

Claro operates in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua individual GSM/GPRS networks over 1900 mhz licences.

Claro Honduras planned to launch soon the first UMTS 1900 mhz network in Honduras.

Claro Nicaragua has launch the first UMTS network on Central America over 850 mhz, also the first UMTS 850 commercial in Latin America.

External links

Claro's Regional websites

• Claro Brazil
• Claro Peru
• Claro Chile
• Claro Guatemala
• Claro Puerto Rico
• Claro Dominican Republic
• Claro El Salvador
• Claro Honduras
• Claro Nicaragua