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13-04-2010, 20:12
*The Ecuadorian NTVC will open a RFP for IPTV providers before June The Ecuadorian National Television will launch a RFP for IPTV providers within the next two months. Sources of the company told NexTV Latam that trials were yielding expected results. A few days ago, the NTVC formalized the merger with the state-owned mobile telephone company Alegro and the merging process is expected to last about two months. IPTV trials started in the first half of 2009 together with Huawei. A pilot platform for 500 users was implemented in Quito. The Superintendence of Telecommunications reported 131,088 Pay-TV subscribers upon February 2010 closing, thus accounting for a 9.3% penetration. The satellite operator DirecTV, Univisa's MMDS and cable operators Grupo TV Cable and Telmex compete in the Ecuadorian market.*