Claro Colombia

News Summary:

On March 13, 2026, Claro Colombia, a subsidiary of America Movil, filed a request with the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) for authorization to acquire the telecommunications assets of Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia and Total Play Comunicaciones Colombia, entities owned by Mexican conglomerate Grupo Salinas. The "pre-evaluation request" proposes the purchase of the 20,000-kilometer PNFO fibre network and the 12,000-kilometer ACC network, both operated by Azteca Comunicaciones. Previously, on March 5, Sitios Latinoamerica, America Movil's spun-off infrastructure entity, finalized the sale of its Colombian portfolio and all related shares to Claro Colombia in the final quarter of 2025. This move, part of an operations optimization strategy, made Colombia the first country in the region where America Movil reacquired its tower assets from Sitios LatAm. Earlier, on March 4, Claro Colombia expanded its 5G network to Leticia in the Amazon region and the San Andrés & Providencia archipelago, reaching 59 cities and over 2,200 stations. This followed a February 18 expansion of its 5G network to seven new municipalities across seven departments, including Chigorodó, Curumaní, Granada, Arauca, Funza, Aguazul, and Chaparral. On February 11, Claro Colombia reported total revenues of $4 billion (COP16.57 trillion) for the full year 2025, marking a 4.2% annual rise, and full-year EBITDA of $1.63 billion (COP6.67 trillion), up 3.1%, according to its parent company's Q4 2025 earnings report. The company also announced its 5G network had reached 5 million users.