Finance Colombia

Neustar Subsidiary Wins Renewal Of .CO Domain Registrar Contract With Colombian Government

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (MinTIC) awarded the contract to operate Colombian Internet Domain Registry (ccTLD. CO) to Neustar subsidiary .CO Internet SAS.

Posted On April 3, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian Government Launches Digital Inclusion Initiative For Indigenous, Afrocolombian, Roma Populations

Colombia’s Ministry of Information & Communications Technologies (MinTIC) last week announced a package of projects and activities to boost digital inclusion and promote the voices of ethnically distinct communities throughout Colombia. The initiatives include training on...

Posted On February 8, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Colombian Government Accepting Bids For Registry Operation & Management of the .CO Top Level Domain

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology & Communications (MinTIC) has published information and documents related to the Dominio.Co project, instructions on submitting a proposal to manage and serve as the registrar for the .CO top level domain. US based Neustar...

Posted On November 18, 2019

, By Loren Moss

Photo credit: Tienda Movistar» de Andreuvv - Trabajo propio. Disponible bajo la licencia CC BY-SA 3.0 vía Wikimedia Commons

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Fitch Upgrades ColTel (Movistar) to ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Stable

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...

Posted On October 4, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia & South Korea To Sign Pact Of Cooperation On 5G Mobile Networks & Artificial Intelligence

During his visit to Seoul, South Korea, the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy From MinTIC, Colombia’s Ministry of Information & Communications Technogy, Jehudi Castro Sierra, met with his South Korean counterpart Won Ki Min. Won also serves as the head of Artificial...

Posted On June 17, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia’s ICT Minister Sylvia Constain Announces 700 & 1900 MHz Spectrum Auction, Enhancing Connectivity For Remote Communities

During a “Construyendo País” workshop last Saturday in Inírida, the remote capital of Colombia’s Guainía Department, ICT minister Sylvia Constain said that the process of structuring the spectrum auction in the 700 and 1900 megahertz (MHz) bands will have a greater impact on such...

Posted On June 15, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia Announces 700MHz Spectrum Auction

Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (MINTIC) announced three important decisions that are intended to give Colombia greater development in terms of technology and services for rural areas. The Deputy Minister of Connectivity and Digitalization, Iván...

Posted On March 26, 2019

, By Loren Moss

Amazon River photo credit alexaschmitz - Pixabay

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Colombia & Other Amazon Countries Go To ICANN To Keep .amazon Domain Name From Amazon.com

Following a series of concerns expressed by Colombia and other countries in the Amazon basin, the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for the Assignment of Names and Numbers (ICANN) took the decision to set the final steps for the Amazon States and the American company...

Posted On March 19, 2019

, By Loren Moss

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. (Photo credit: Amazon)

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Amazon to Open 600-Employee Customer Service Center in Bogotá

The retail giant plans to hire 400 people by the end of October and reach 600 employees by the end of the year.

Posted On August 14, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. (Credit: Jared Wade)

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President Santos Gives Tax Break to Colombian Creative Sector and Establishes New ‘Digital Economy’ Agency at Andicom 2017

Santos signed three new directives aimed to support technology development and innovation, including a tax break for certain software and training programs.

Posted On August 26, 2017

, By Jared Wade