ARGENTINA

摘要

According to BNamericas, ISP body Cabase is planning to roll out an alternative fiberoptic network in Argentina in order to pose a Copyright 2008 Information Gatekeepers Inc. 320 Washington St. challenge to rivals Telecom and Telefonica. Cabase, which represents Comsat, Iplan, Global Crossing, Telmex, and Fibertel, among others, believes that the deployment of this fiber-optic network will enable it to expand its broadband services outside of Buenos Aires. Cabase president Hernan Seoane said that the development of a fiber-optic infrastructure is of paramount importance for fulfilling its objective of increasing its broadband presence. Cabase will soon meet telecom regulator Secom to present a plan on interconnecting the networks. ISPs in Argentina are currently being forced to pay exorbitant charges for interconnecting with the networks of Telefonica and Telecom.