By Catracha Hondurena on January 19, 2010
communications, honduras, hondutel
Business - Economics
The mismanagement Hondutel has had in the past four years could be paid by landline users. According to recent reports, the state closed with losses of 220 million Lempiras. This was due to the mass recruitment of employees and wasteful projects that boosted expenses. One proposal for the financial recovery of Hondutel, is to cut […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 7, 2010
communications, digicel, hondutel
Business - Economics
Digicel’s Honduran unit plans to launch a legal bid to recover monies it claims it is owed by national PTO Hondutel concerning the latter’s failure to adhere to the terms of their Interconnection Agreement. Digicel says it is looking to sue for HNL10 million (USD538,000) in payments covering the term from February 2009, unless the […]
By Jennifer Catracha on November 25, 2009
communications, corruption, hondutel
Business - Economics
The former manager of the Honduran Telecommunications Company (Hondutel), Marcelo Chimirri, will continue to be held in the National Penitentiary where he will remain until his trial, as a 5 million lempira bail was not granted by Judge Martha Murillo. The hearing was held in the afternoon after a discussion of which substitute judge would […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 22, 2009
communications, fraud, gray traffic, honduras, hondutel, telephone
Business - Economics
A tunnel built to intercept 5,600 Hondutel telephone lines was discovered beneath the street between 4th Avenue and 2nd Street in the Concepcion neighborhood of San Pedro Sula. The tunnel of fraud was located below a shopping area where several small shops sell clothes and other products. Hondutel technicians, the prosecutor on duty, and members […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 17, 2009
communications
Business - Economics
Harris Corp., which sells communications and information technology products and services, won a contract worth up to $38 million with the US Air Force to provide information technology services to its Joint Task Force Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. Harris is headquartered in Melbourne, Fla. and has about 1,500 employees in the […]