ARGENTINA.ERICSSON, a Swedish telecommunications equipment maker, landed two contracts worth $400 million to supply new national wireless networks for two operators, Telecom and Telefonica. Currently, only 2.5 million Argentines--about 8% of the population--have/own a mobile telephone. ARGENTINA and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. signed an aviation pact that will eventually allow unrestricted flights between the two countries. Immediate access is being granted to U.S. and Argentine cargo carriers. Continental Airlines wasted no time, submitting its application to fly to the South American country the day after the two governments made their "open skies  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . " announcement. EL SITIO Latin internet portal founded in 1997, by Roberto Vivo-Chaneton and Roberto Cibrian-Campoy. Founded in Argentina, El Sitio was considered one of the principal Spanish language internet companies of the late 1990s dot-com boom. , an Argentine portal, is now an Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . The firm, whose investors include Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst and the Cisneros Group The Cisneros Group of Companies is one of the largest, privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. The Group owns or holds interests in companies ranging from broadcast television, networks and pay television businesses , bought Internet service providers in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. The purchase will net the company a combined 80,000 subscribers. The ISPs were owned by IMPSAT, a company made up of Argentina's Pescarmona Group, British Telecom and two investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, a U.S.-based entertainment company that owns Viacom, plans to more than triple the number of movie screens in Argentina from 26 to at least 108 by the middle of next year. AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS, the country's largest airline, agreed to lease 15 Boeing 737s from Pegasus Aviation Group, a U.S. lessor of aircraft. The Argentine carrier will use the equipment to standardize its fleet of jets and expand domestic and regional service. Aerolineas is part owned by American Airlines. DEREMATE.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , an Argentine Internet start-up, announced plans to launch an online auction site in Argentina. To draw attention to the eBay.com knock-off, the company will offer registered clients $50 credits to be used in online auctions. DeRemate CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Alec Oxenford hopes to begin similar operations in Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil in the coming months. |
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