ANTEL

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Antel
Type State-owned
Genre Telecommunications
Founded 1974
Founder Juan María Bordaberry
Headquarters Montevideo, Uruguay
Area served Uruguay
Key people María Simon (President)
Revenue U$S700.000.000
Owner Government of Uruguay
Divisions Ancel, AntelData
Website www.antel.com.uy

ANTEL (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) is Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company. It was founded in 1974. The company has the monopoly of land line telephony services in the country. They also provide (in direct competition with CTI Movil and Movistar) cellular telephony services and broad range of Internet related services, being the major provider in both cases.

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Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL)
Torre de las Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL)
Main article: Telecommunications Tower

Antel owns Uruguay's tallest skyscraper, the Telecommunications Tower, which has 160 meters and 35 floors. It is the tallest building in the country. It was designed by architect Carlos Ott. It is situated by the side of Montevideo's bay.

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