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Thursday, December 07, 2017

Economist Sergio Enrique Cifuentes Castañeda,new General Manager of Osiptel

After twenty years of career within the institution, Cifuentes comes to the General Management of the Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (Osiptel) (Supervisory Organization for Private Investment in Telecommunications). Sergio Cifuentes has a large experience in economic and financial analysis, with specialization in regulatory policies in the telecommunications sector, as well as in the development of a university chair on topics related to Microeconomic Theory, Theory of Regulation and Industrial Organization.

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Panama goes to the presidential election in a framework of high uncertainty

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Panamá · Politics

02/05/2024

Panama goes to the presidential election in a framework of high uncertainty

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Globales · Mobile · Satellites

30/04/2024

There are already 24 agreements between satellite and mobile operators to provide sat-to-phone service

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América Latina · Operators

29/04/2024

Sites earned US$28 million in the first quarter and added 1,040 towers in a year

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