Convergencia Research, Consultoría especializada en Latinoamérica y Caribe
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Under strict sanitary measures, Representatives approves project that regulates teleworking

With measures that included masks, elbow greetings and some following the debate from their offices so that there were no more than 50 people in the Chamber, the House of Representatives approved the modifications made by the Senate to the project that regulates remote work or teleworking so that it is ready to become law. The Minister of Labor, María José Zaldívar, dismissed the criticisms made by the opposition to the initiative, and assured that the project will not make job sources more precarious but will give greater protection to workers.

Last news and analysis

República Dominicana · Satellites

13/11/2026

Starlink already installed 50,000 satellite antennas

Globales · Regulation · Politics

13/11/2026

Adel Darwish elected deputy secretary-general of the ITU at PP-26

Globales · Mobile · Internet & OTT · Regulation

12/11/2026

ITU reinforces its roadmap with Bogdan-Martin’s re-election

The American, elected by a large majority, will focus during her second term on closing the digital divide, promoting AI deployment and strengthening cyber resilience. The vote was for the position of Deputy Secretary-General.

América Latina · Operators

06/11/2026

Procurement consolidation and the “Double-E” strategy drive Millicom’s results

Following its acquisition spree involving Telefónica’s operations in the region, the operator reported the impact on its results: consolidated revenue of US$2.276 billion and operating profit of US$600 million. At the end of the third quarter, it had 55.85 million mobile connections and 22.79 million fixed connections.

América Latina · Operators

05/11/2026

Liberty maintains financial performance, with growth in postpaid mobile and fixed-line customers

The operator reported revenue of US$1.174 billion in the third quarter. Costa Rica stood out, with revenue up 12% year over year. Operationally, the company ended the period with 6,788,200 mobile subscribers (4,091,600 prepaid and 2,696,600 postpaid) and 3,927,400 fixed RGUs across 1,852,200 customers.

Search news