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Bolitel set for full commercial launch

26 Aug. 2010

Bolivian alternative operator Bolitel has plans to launch commercial services in September, news source El Deber reports, according to TeleGeography CommsUpdate.

The telco has been providing the service since January and claims to have about 200 customers on its books, having focused on the corporate sector. 

Bolitel, which is a subsidiary of sugarcane farming and sugar manufacturer Union Agroindustrial de Caneros (UNAGRO), is licensed to offer international long-distance (ILD) and national long-distance (NLD) services through interconnection with existing operators. It also offers VoIP-based services, providing Internet telephony in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

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