Carmen Valderrama was appointed as the new ICT minister after Karen Abudinen, suspected of corruption, resigned. The connectivity and legal challenges she faces with just 10 months in office.

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Carmen Valderrama's challenge is to clean up the Mintic’s image

Carmen Valderrama was appointed as the new ICT minister after Karen Abudinen, suspected of corruption, resigned. The connectivity and legal challenges she faces with just 10 months in office.

MORE ANALYSIS

CABA frames AI within public policy for management and economic development

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The events will bring together telecom operator CEOs and heads of regulators from across the region. The discussion will focus on the challenges the digital ecosystem is facing to succeed at a time when operators’ business models are undergoing a profound transformation.

UN Virtual Worlds Day 2026: A strategic entry point for Latin America’s digital transformation

National, state, and municipal governments may assess pathways to turn AI ambition into deployable public infrastructure. The challenge of financing and the importance of institutional coordination.

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Marisol Nava, General Director of Spectrum Licensing at the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, provides details on the three licensing processes the agency will carry out this year.

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Telecom said in a filing with the U.S. securities regulator that the hearing phase before the National Competition Authority has concluded.

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