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Colombian telecom operators should see modest improvement in their financial profiles in 2024 and 2025.

In addition to citing the telecom's strained credit metrics and negative free cash flow generation, Fitch cited intense competition in the Colombian telecom market.

Colombia’s mobile market is the most saturated in the Andean region, with over 82 million mobile lines for its 50 million citizens.

In July, 5 companies will begin 5G network trials in the Colombian cities of Medellín, Bogotá, Tolú, Barrancabermeja, and Cali. Meanwhile the country announced a strategy to move consumers at least to 4G and dismantle the aged 2G mobile telecommunications network.

Fitch says Movistar has a diversified service portfolio with a national footprint and improving 4G and fiber broadband networks. Mobile accounts for approximately 60% of revenues in 2019, in line with the regional median.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P.’s (ColTel) Foreign Currency (FC) and Local Currency (LC) Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’, the 2022 notes to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’, and the hybrid...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota S.A.’s (ETB) Long-Term Foreign Currency and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BB+’ with a stable rating outlook. The rating affirmation reflects ETB’s positive EBITDA...