They combine the classic real estate business with the provision of services. To do this they add the dark fiber laying to their structures. It is a demand of operators and, in some occasions, of municipalities that authorize the towers.

In the world tower market, Argentina is known as "the sleeping giant": a huge territory with high demand for connectivity that will require a large deployment of antennas. The business is in an incipient stage with respect to other countries for three basic reasons: the economic situation; municipal obstacles when granting permits and, finally, some resistance from operators to outsource the deployment of passive infrastructure.

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They combine the classic real estate business with the provision of services. To do this they add the dark fiber laying to their structures. It is a demand of operators and, in some occasions, of municipalities that authorize the towers.

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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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América Móvil's earnings fell 55% due to peso strength

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