Fibertel was an Argentine

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. It worked as a stand-alone organization until 2003, when it was

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with Cablevisión, a

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provider. Cablevisión was part of the Grupo Clarín, thus Fibertel became part of it. Fibertel has over a million clients, and it is the third ISP of the country.El Gobierno busca prohibir Fibertel y beneficiar a las telefónicas
In 2018, Cablevisión, including Fibertel, merged with Telecom Argentina.

History

Fibertel started working in 1997, giving service of

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. This gave it an edge over contemporary ISP, many of which provided

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.Fibertel - Nuestra historia
It was bought in 2003 by Cablevisión, a

provider. Cablevisión would be bought later by the Grupo Clarín.

References

External links

Official website
(archived) Internet service providers of Argentina Argentine brands Mass media in Argentina Internet properties established in 1997 Clarín Group {{internet-stub