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ude Entel and Movistar; and its principal fixed-line competitors include Movistar, VTR, DirecTV, and GTD. In Paraguay, the company’s principal competitors include Compañía Paraguaya de Comunicaciones S.A., Telecel, Nucleo, and Hola Paraguay. In Uruguay, its principal wireless competitors include Movistar and the state-owned Antel. COLOMBIA OPERATIONS The company offers wireless, fixed line voice, broadband, Pay TV, and directory services and products in Colombia through its subsidiaries, Comunicación Celular S.A., Telmex Colombia S.A., and Páginas Telmex S.A. It offers its wireless services under the Comcel brand and its fixed line services under the Telmex brand. The company is a wireless telecommunications and Pay TV services provider in Colombia. As of December 31, 2011, the company had approximately 28.8 million wireless subscribers. It also had approximately 0.8 million fixed line subscribers, 0.9 million broadband subscribers, and 1.9 million Pay TV subscribers. Services and Products Wireless Services and Products The company offers wireless voice and data services under various plans to meet the needs of different user segments. The plans are either ‘postpaid’, where the customer is billed monthly for the previous month, or ‘prepaid’, where the customer pays in advance for a specified volume of use over a specified period. The company also offers international roaming services to its subscribers through the networks of cellular service providers with which it has entered into international roaming agreements worldwide, and it provides GSM and 3G roaming services to customers of its international roaming partners. It offers data services, including SMS, MMS, Premium SMS and Premium MMS, mobile entertainment services, data transmission (including messaging, chat, and access to social networks), Internet browsing, and email services. The company also offers various products as complements to its wireless service, including handsets and smart phones, and accessories, such as chargers, headsets, belt clips, batteries, broadband cards, and netbooks. In addition, it offers other wireless services, such as push-to-talk services. Fixed Line Services and Products The company offers fixed line voice services, including local and long-distance services; data services, including data administration and hosting services; broadband services; and Pay TV services, such as video on demand, to both corporate and residential customers under various plans to meet the needs of different user segments. In addition, it offers data center and carrier services. Competition The company’s principal wireless competitors include Telefónica Móviles and Colombia Móvil; and its principal fixed-line competitors include Telefónica Telecom, Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá, and UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones. ANDEAN REGION OPERATIONS The company offers wireless, fixed line voice, broadband, Pay TV, and directory services and products under the Claro brand through its subsidiaries, Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A., Ecuador Telecom S.A., America Móvil Perú, S.A.C., and Telmex Perú S.A. The company is the major wireless telecommunications services provider in Ecuador and Peru, measured by various subscribers. As of December 31, 2011, it had approximately 22.3 million wireless subscribers. It also had approximately 0.4 million fixed line subscribers, 0.2 million broadband subscribers, and 0.3 million Pay TV subscribers. Services and Products Wireless Services and Products The company offers wireless voice and data services under various plans to meet the needs of different user segments. The plans are either ‘postpaid’, where the customer is billed monthly for the previous month, or ‘prepaid’, where the customer pays in advance for a specified volume of use over a specified period. The company also offers international roaming services to its subscribers through the networks of cellular service providers with which it has entered into international roaming agreements worldwide, and it provides GSM and 3G roaming services to customers of its international roaming partners. It offers