Embratel is a major

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ian telecommunications company headquartered in

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. The company was the long distance arm of Telebras until it was bought by the U.S. company

MCI Communications MCI Communications Corp. (originally Microwave Communications, Inc.) was a telecommunications company headquartered in Washington, D.C. that was at one point the second-largest long-distance provider in the United States. MCI was instrumen ...

for 2.65 billion reais during the 1998 break-up of Telebras. However,

went bankrupt in 2003. Since 2003, it is owned by

América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunications corporation headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the 7th largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers and one of the largest corporations in the world. América Móvil is a ...

, the Mexican telecommunications giant. Embratel is a major player in both voice and data communication in Brazil. The company owns a fully digitized microwave communications and

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networks as well as eight domestic communication satellites. The company is a member of the

Intelsat Intelsat S.A. (formerly INTEL-SAT, INTELSAT, Intelsat) is a multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States. Originally formed as ...

and Inmarsat organizations and it owns four fiber optics submarine cable systems - UNISUR, Americas II, Atlantis-2 and Columbus III. Embratel's stock was traded on

BM&F Bovespa B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (in English, ''B3 - Brazil Stock Exchange and Over-the-Counter Market''), formerly BM&FBOVESPA, is a stock exchange located in São Paulo, Brazil, and the second oldest of the country. Its current form can be tr ...

In Heraldry

Some of the company's equipment is represented on the

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of Tanguá, Brazi

''Via Embratel'' subscription TV service

In 2008, Embratel launched its Pay television, pay TV service. It was named Via Embratel and operates in

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on satellite Star One C2. The service is currently branded Claro hdtv.

External links

The company's home page in English

Telecommunications companies of Brazil Internet service providers of Brazil Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian brands América Móvil Privatized companies of Brazil {{telecomm-stub

In Heraldry

''Via Embratel'' subscription TV service

See also

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