The two biggest telcos in Argentina, which still control most of the basic telecommunications infrastructure, are preparing to start metering broadband access and impose transfer quotas on their broadband ADSL customers.
The company serving largely the northern half of the country has taken the first step. Financially troubled Telecom Argentina, originally owned by Telecom Italia and France Telecom, and now with the French stake replaced largely by the local “Werthein Group,” said it will double broadband speeds.