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 […]
The National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA) yesterday once again demanded the Public Ministry (MP) respond in the case of alleged bribery by former officials of LatiNode and the Honduran Telecommunications Company (Hondutel), and in particular, that they disclose the identity of the principal official involved, known as “official A”. It has been rumored that there is […]
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 […]
The courts found Marcelo Chimirri guilty on charges of abuse of authority, but acquitted him for the crime of fraud. Abuse of authority is a crime punishible from three to six years incarceration. The former Hondutel Manager was found guilty of having authorized the payment of nearly five million Lempiras to two law firms who […]
The trial courts rejected evidence presented by the prosecution against Marcelo Chimirri, former manager of the Honduran Telecommunications Company (Hondutel), this morning. Chimirri is accused of the crimes of abuse of authority, fraud and bribery in the scandal of the U.S. company Latinode. The judge overseeing the case felt that the evidence presented by prosecutors […]