Rhode Jesper Andersen, head of Marketing at Ericsson for Latin America & Caribbean, told Convergencialatina that one should educate consumers so they understand that Facebook is not a free service: "We pay with our information and that is why it is worth US$ 800 million dollars."

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Rhode Jesper Andersen, head of Marketing at Ericsson for Latin America & Caribbean, told Convergencialatina that one should educate consumers so they understand that Facebook is not a free service: "We pay with our information and that is why it is worth US$ 800 million dollars."

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

This was reported by the GSA in a recent report. Of these agreements, 2 are operational in island nations located in the Pacific: Palau and the Cook Islands. In 4 other countries, the technology is being tested, and there are 18 projects in the planning stage.

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

The tower arm of América Móvil maintained its tower lease ratio at a level of 1.21, similar to the previous quarter. The loss of agreements in Brazil and Panama was offset by new agreements in other countries in the region.

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