Diego Eleta, Operations Manager of Cable Onda, and Jimmy Papadimitriu, minister of the presidency denied that Cable & Wireless Panamá (49% owned by the state) has purchased the Cable pay-TV operator Cable Onda for US$ 200 million, responding to a rumor that came out last week in the telecommunications sector. Eleta said that Cable Onda is not for sale, but acknowledged that they have always been open to offers and to establish possible partnerships. On his part, Roberto Mendoza, executive director of Corporate Affairs, Cable & Wireless Panama, once again confirmed that the company will enter in the cable television business in digital format with competitive prices before year end.