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Telecom and Claro to conquer fiber in the interior of the country

Telecom invests heavily in fiber with a gradual migration plan from copper to FTTH. Claro advanced to have the largest FTTH market share after all the small operators added up. Telefónica makes its own deployments and sharing agreements, but its customer base is not taking off.

The two large operators are expanding their FTTH footprint in the interior of the country. In the last year both entered new provinces with different strategies.

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