This was assured by Sante Vallese, president of the Paraguayan state company, in dialogue with Convergencialatina. Almost a year and a half after having taken office as head of Copaco, he talked about the improvements in quality of service, the positioning they seek for IPTV and the strategy faced with the competition to keep the lowest prices in the market.

Sante Vallese has been working at Compañía Paraguaya de Comunicaciones (Copaco), for 31 years, and since September 2018 he has been appointed as president. He also currently serves as Vice President of the Asociación Interamericana de Empresas de Telecomunicaciones (ASIET) (Inter-American Association of Telecommunications Companies). One of the focuses of his management as head of Copaco was to improve the quality of service and strengthen the network at the core level. In the company's forward plans are 5G, its own OTT and the expectation with the national fiber optic network.

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