Claro (Dominican Republic)
Parent América Móvil | | |
Website | claro |
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Claro (formerly CODETEL) is the largest telecommunications company in the
History
Until 1930, telephone service had been administered by the government, but when the
CODETEL began in the Dominican Republic in 1932 as a
Verizon Dominicana
Previously known as CODETEL (Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos), the name change was announced February 2, 2004, at the
América Móvil buyout
On April 3, 2006, Verizon agreed to sell its stakes in
Present
On February 27, 2009, CODETEL launched Claro TV, a digital TV service based on
On March 21, 2012, Claro announced the availability of Fiber to the Home plans for consumers.[9]
Services
Consumer
Claro Multiplan offers Telephone, Internet, and
Internet
Claro provides
As of August 2013, Fiber to the Home service is currently available in Altos de Arroyo Hondo II (Cerros de Arroyo Hondo, Cuesta Hermosa II, Isabel Villas, Altos de Arroyo Hondo II), La Julia, Evaristo Morales, La Esperilla, Naco, Serrallés, Paraíso, Los Cacicazgos, Julieta Morales, El Vergel, Piantini, Bella Vista, Viejo Arroyo Hondo, La Castellana, Nuevo Arroyo Hondo, Quisqueya, Urbanización Renacimiento, Urbanización Real, Mirador Norte, Arroyo Hondo III, Mirador Sur, Res. Carmen María, and Los Millones in Santo Domingo and in Cerros de Gurabo I and II, Quinta de Pontezuela, Las Carmelitas, and La Trinitaria in Santiago.
Speeds offered for fixed ADSL2+ internet on standalone plans[11] and on Multiplans[12] are as follows:
ADSL2+ | |||
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Multiplan | Standalone | ||
Download | Upload | Download | Upload |
512kbit/s | 256kbit/s | 1Mbit/s | 256kbit/s |
1Mbit/s | 256kbit/s | 1.5Mbit/s | 256kbit/s |
1.5Mbit/s | 256kbit/s | 2Mbit/s | 512kbit/s |
2Mbit/s | 1Mbit/s | 3Mbit/s | 768kbit/s |
3Mbit/s | 768kbit/s | 4Mbit/s | 1Mbit/s |
5Mbit/s | 1Mbit/s | 6Mbit/s | 1Mbit/s |
8Mbit/s | 1Mbit/s | ||
10Mbit/s | 1Mbit/s |
As of September 2012, Claro's Multiplan download speeds can be doubled for an additional monthly cost.
Claro's mobile internet packages are as follows:[13]
Type | Data allowance | Time Active |
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Postpaid | 100MB | N/A |
Postpaid | 500MB | N/A |
Postpaid | 3GB | N/A |
Postpaid | 5GB | N/A |
Postpaid | 10GB | N/A |
Prepaid | 200MB | 1 Day |
Prepaid | 350MB | 3 Days |
Prepaid | 700MB | 7 Day |
Prepaid | 1.5GB | 15 Days |
Prepaid | 3GB | 30 Days |
Prepaid | 6GB | 60 Days |
Television
Claro offers fixed television services over
Mobile television services are offered as daily and monthly packages.Telephony
Claro offers fixed landline telephone services as well as services over CDMA 1xEV-DO in 800/1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE in 850/1900 MHz, and 3G UMTS/HSPA service on the 850 MHz band.
Enterprise
Claro offers their enterprise customers mobile and fixed telephone, mobile, fixed, dedicated, and
Management
The current president of Claro Dominican Republic is Ing. Rogelio Viesca Arrache.
Notes
- ^ "1920–1930". Historia de las Telecomunicaciones. Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Institutional". Claro República Dominicana. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "1990–1995". Historia de las Telecomunicaciones. Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Institutions, Performance, and the Financing of Infrastructure Services in the Caribbean" (PDF), World Bank, retrieved June 4, 2011
- ^ "Codetel and Lucent launch 3G mobile network in Dominican Republic", 3GNewsRoom, archived from the original on June 27, 2009, retrieved June 4, 2011
- ^ "Verizon to sell offLatin units", International Herald Tribune, archived from the original on September 29, 2008, retrieved June 4, 2011
- ^ "Codetel lanza televisión digital", Listin Diario (in Spanish), retrieved February 27, 2009
- ^ "Claro Deja de ser Codetel", Audiencia Electronica (in Spanish), retrieved June 4, 2011
- ^ Hipólito Delgado (March 21, 2012), Conoce todo sobre la Fibra Óptica de Claro (in Spanish), retrieved August 24, 2012
- ^ "Fibra Óptica", Claro (in Spanish), archived from the original on April 24, 2013, retrieved May 8, 2012
- ^ "Internet Fijo", Claro (in Spanish), archived from the original on August 20, 2012, retrieved August 24, 2012
- ^ "Multiplan Claro", Claro (in Spanish), archived from the original on April 8, 2011, retrieved August 24, 2012
- ^ "Internet Móvil", Claro (in Spanish), archived from the original on April 9, 2011, retrieved June 5, 2011
- ^ "Claro TV", Claro (in Spanish), archived from the original on April 13, 2011, retrieved June 5, 2011
- ^ "IdeasTV", Claro (in Spanish), retrieved June 5, 2011