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	Unefon Holdings :: Unefon Holdings, a Company Controlled by Ricardo B. Salinas, Trusts and Invests in Wireless ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon has 21.6MHz at the 1.9GHz of the radio spectrum, optimum bandwidth to continue with a dynamic development of services of high quality cellular telephony nationwide.
		Unefon Holdings considers that the wireless industry dynamism in Mexico, the managerial capabilities of Grupo Salinas and the proven ability of Unefon to grow with effective cost management translate into high performance with great profitability.
		Unefon Holdings, S.A. de C.V. is a controlling company, owner of 44.4% of the capital of Unefon-Mexican mobile telephony operator for the mass market-and 50% of the capital of Cosmofrecuencias-wireless broadband Internet access provider.
	sev.prnewswire.com /telecommunications/20060906/NYW24107092006-1.html (508 words)

	Unefon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unefon is a Mexican mobile phone company partially owned by Grupo Salinas (the parent company of TV Azteca).
		Unefon focuses on the middle class in South American countries.
		Unefon's network is CDMA only, using no analog base stations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unefon (106 words)

	Grupo Salinas: Value for you future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon (BMV: UNEFON) is a Mexican mobile telephony operator focused on the mass market, with the capacity to deliver a wide variety of telecommunication services.
		Currently, Unefon provides high quality mobile telephony services in 18 cities throughout the country, including Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City, with a total covered population of 36.5 million, or 78% of the total urban population.
		Adrian Steckel is the Chief Executive Officer of Unefon.
	www.gruposalinas.com /companies/unefon.shtml (156 words)

	Unefon settles lawsuit with Nortel
		Unefon is being allowed to reduce, and restructure its existing US$368 million loan, in exchange for dropping a US$900 million legal action against Nortel Networks over allegedly failing to deliver equipment.
		Unefon has also agreed to make annual purchases of Nortel equipment anticipated to be in the region of US$40 million per year, but with a guaranteed minimum of at least US$20 million.
		Unefon's major shareholders are the Saba family and the TV Azteca group owned by Salinas.
	www.cellular-news.com /story/9107.php (318 words)

	Business Wire: Mexico's UNEFON Selects Nortel to Supply US$700 Million Fixed Wireless Network - Northern Telecom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		UNEFON, through its subsidiary Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicacion, S.A. de C.V. ("SPC"), and Nortel have signed a commitment letter, which is subject to the execution of definitive agreements, valued at approximately US$700 million over five years.
		"UNEFON expects to be a major provider of fixed wireless telephone services in households and small businesses, focused on the middle-low and low social economic levels that represent the vast majority of the Mexican population," said Javier Sarro, CEO of UNEFON.
		UNEFON and its subsidiary Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicacion, S.A. de C.V. (SPC) were organized to build a nationwide wireless network to provide fixed and mobile basic telephone services to the middle-low and low segments of the population in Mexico.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_July_7/ai_50147555 (907 words)

	Grupo Salinas: Value for you future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon is focused primarily on satisfying the huge demand stemming from Mexico’s middle class, which for years has not been well served by other fixed and mobile telephone companies despite this segment´s considerable growth potential.
		At P$1.00 per minute Unefon’s rate is 77 percent lower than its competitors’ and therefore an attractive wireless communication alternative.
		Currently, Unefon provides high quality mobile telephony services in fifteen cities throughout the country, including Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City, with a total covered population of 36.5 million, or 78% of the total urban population.
	www.gruposalinas.com /unefon.shtml (188 words)

	Business Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon was conceived in 1997 when Salinas, a majority shareholder in both TV Azteca and electrical goods retail chain Elektra, joined forces with Moises Saba, a wealthy entrepreneur.
		Unefon agreed to purchase US$480 million worth of telecom gear over five years in return for a US$320 million loan from the provider.
		More good news was to come, as Unefon CEO Adrian Stekel announced a US$268 million deal (paid in October 2003) to lease its excess frequency capacity to another Mexican mobile operator for 16 years.
	www.amcham.com.mx /publicaciones/business/mzo04/dodgy_dealings.html (1675 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon, as it was contractually obligated to do, used these funds in addition to funds from operations and short-term credits to pay off the US$325 million in debt.
		Unefon is a company in which Unefon Holdings, S.A. de C.V. ("Unefon Holdings"), a company recently spun off from TV Azteca, holds an equity participation of 46.5%.
		This description of the transactions is being furnished in advance of the completion of a review that is being carried out by the independent members of the Board of Directors of TV Azteca, with the assistance of Munger Tolles and Olson, special counsel of the independent directors.
	www.harrisdirect.com /cgi/inet/qndigest.trn?research_cde=PRN&key_nmb=MXF002&trn_key_nmb=PRN040109000156&symbol=TZA&topic=misc&selection=all_news_sources (367 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In a statement, the Spanish television producer TV Azteca SA de CV said it is delaying the spin off of its 46.5 pct stake in Unefon as a result of the lawsuit to give Unefon time to resolve the dispute with Nortel.
		In turn, Nortel responded with a notice of default to Unefon and warned that a spin off would be interpreted as a change in the company's control, equivalent to an additional default.
		Last Monday, Unefon filed a lawsuit for 900 mln usd against Nortel alleging that the telecom equipment supplier has failed in its obligation to syndicate portions of Unefon's indebtedness, which would have triggered availability to Unefon of additional financing under its agreement with Nortel.
	www.utoday.com /stevens/display.cgi?cat=technology&id=./2002/09/17/ak/0000-3144-.dsthightech_02.dot&org=/stevens (426 words)

	CMA Frecuencia Online - Entertainment
		UNEFON users will be able to experience all the emotions of World Cup FIFA 2006 directly on their cell phones, thanks to an agreement signed with Infront Sports & Media.
		UNEFON users will be able to experience all the emotions of World Cup FIFA 2006 directly on their cell phones, thanks to an agreement signed with Infront Sports and Media.
		The mobile services offered by UNEFON under the deal is the ability to receive on cell phones, the goals of up to 64 matches of the most awaited sport championship, the World Cup FIFA 2006.
	www.cma.frecuenciaonline.com /home/contenidos.php?id=8&tipoInfo=2&identificaArticulo=32&numero_email=a50aa8c9246cf159190439e9c772708b (161 words)

	Hispanic Business - Unefon Holdings Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon Holdings expects to be approved for a listing on the Mexican Stock Exchange during the second quarter of 2004, at which time the shares of Unefon Holdings would be publicly distributed pro-rata to the shareholders of TV Azteca in Mexico, for no consideration.
		Unefon Holdings also announced that it has made a submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to be exempt from the registration requirements of the SEC.
		Unefon Holdings, S.A. de C.V. is a holding company that owns a 46.5% equity interest in Unefon, S.A. de C.V., the Mexican mobile telephony operator focused on the mass market, and a 50% equity interest in Cosmofrecuencias, S.A. de C.V., a wireless broadband Internet access provider.
	www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=15956 (568 words)

	ClearStation : News Articles : GE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Earlier on Thursday, analysts said TV Azteca planned to present a Unefon spin-off strategy to its board in late October and a deal could close in the first quarter of 2004.
		A Unefon spin-off, which analysts say would reduce risk hanging over TV Azteca, would be a widely anticipated move for the broadcaster controlled by Mexican tycoon Ricardo Salinas.
		Unefon is likely to be known as Azteca Telecom after the spin-off, they said.
	clearstation.etrade.com /cgi-bin/bbs?post_id=4811737 (455 words)

	TV AZTECA SA DE CV - TZA Annual and Transition Report (foreign private issuer) (20-F) ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND ...
		Unefon may utilize during each year up to 35,000 GRPs in accordance with a request of use of time (insertion order) with dates and schedules for airing, submitted in advance to TV Azteca.
		In the original agreement it was established that Unefon would commence payment for the advertising agreement from the third year of its duration and would pay interest on unpaid broadcasted advertising based on the weighing average cost (costo porcentual promedio) plus 3 points.
		However, during 2001, Unefon and TV Azteca agreed that the payments corresponding to 2000, 2001 and 2002 were to be made in four equal semiannual payments during 2003 and 2004, at an interest rate of 12%.
	sec.edgar-online.com /2004/07/29/0001193125-04-126465/section10.asp (5426 words)

	Unefon and Nortel kiss and make up: CommsUpdate : TeleGeography Research
		Unefon [Mexico: UNEFONA], Mexico’s fourth cellco, has reached a deal with its supplier Nortel Networks [NYSE: NT] to restructure the operator’s USD368 million debt and drop its USD900 million lawsuit against the vendor.
		The deal means that Unefon will pay Nortel USD43 million of its outstanding debt up front with the remainder sold to a group of investors.
		The restructuring of Unefon’s debt now paves the way for its parent company Biper to merge the operator with Iusacell [NYSE: CEL], the country’s second largest cellco which it took control of this month, to provide a more effective rival to the market’s runaway leader, TelCel.
	www.telegeography.com /cu/article.php?article_id=1177 (179 words)

	Fair Isaac RoamEx Solution to Help Unefon in Mexico Reduce Roaming Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wireless roaming fraud occurs when a subscriber who does not intend to pay moves from the home operator network to another operator network and runs up charges until the credit limit is reached.
		Unefon offers mobile communications services to nearly two million customers in 20 urban centers of Mexico.
		About Unefon, S.A. de C.V. Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: UNEFON) is a Mexican mobile telephony operator focused on offering high-quality basic telephony services at affordable prices to the mass market in the country's most important cities.
	www.fairisaac.com /Fairisaac/News/Press+Releases/Fair+Isaac+RoamEx+Solution+to+Help+Unefon+in+Mexico+Reduce+Roaming+Fraud.htm (754 words)

	Grupo Fórmula - Artículos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon, hoy por hoy, es un verdadero bombón, muy atractivo para otros operadores telefónicos y particularmente para Telefónica que a través de Telefónica MoviStar está ampliando aceleradamente su participación de mercado en México.
		Unefon logró una reducción neta de su deuda por un monto de 285 millones de dólares.
		Unefon le renta o subcontrata con Telcel parte del espectro radioeléctrico que tiene en alrededor de 260 millones de dólares.
	www.radioformula.com.mx /rf2001.asp?ID2=21997 (1057 words)

	Unefon sues Nortel for $900M - 2002-09-17 - Dallas Business Journal
		Mexican mobile telephone company Unefon SA on Tuesday said it has filed suit in New York against Nortel Networks Corp. for $900 million in losses and damages, accusing the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker of failing to comply with terms of a financing contract.
		In a separate statement, Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca SA, which holds a 46.5 percent stake in Unefon, said it was postponing its planned spinoff of Unefon until Unefon resolves its disagreements with Nortel, which is a creditor and equipment provider of Unefon.
		Unefon, a small Mexican mobile phone operator with some 1.1 million clients, was seeking to restructure $350 million of debt with Nortel and recently defaulted on a $46 million interest payment to Nortel, according to Reuters.
	www.bizjournals.com /dallas/stories/2002/09/16/daily16.html?t=printable (329 words)

	Stock Price Falls at Mexican Media Giant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Padilla said that the SEC may investigate, and investors are said to be concerned that there could be a delay in the planned spinoff of Unefon, TV Azteca's mobile phone business.
		In June 2003, Unefon and Codisco Investments reached a deal with Nortel to acquire Unefon's outstanding debt of $325 million for $150 million.
		Unefon contributed $43 million and Codisco $107 million.
	www.worldscreen.com /articles/azteca109.htm (270 words)

	Unefon Sues Nortel Over Financing Deal - 9/18/2002 11:25:00 AM - Wireless Week - CA519808 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Specifically, Unefon claims Nortel did not syndicate portions of funding promised in a contract in a timely manner, resulting in deflated profits and overall value of the carrier's business.
		The lawsuit, seeking about $900 million in damages from Nortel, was announced in a statement by Mexico television broadcaster TV Azteca, which holds a 46.5 percent stake in Unefon.
		''Had Unefon been able to make use of the entire $618 million credit facility as originally agreed with Nortel, Unefon would certainly be in a different business position,'' says Pedro Padilla, TV Azteca's chief executive officer, in a statement.
	www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA519808.html (241 words)

	TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Pedro Padilla Longoria, and Luis Echarte ...
		At the time that Salinas purchased the indebtedness, he was aware that Unefon was in negotiations with another large telecom company which would provide substantial cash to Unefon, and enable Unefon to pay off the full amount of the indebtedness that Salinas had purchased at a discount.
		Only three months later, when Unefon closed the deal with the other telecom company, Salinas profited by $109 million upon Unefon's repayment of the debt at full value.
		The Commission alleged that TV Azteca filed the false reports with the SEC, concealing Salinas' involvement in the Unefon debt transactions, despite receiving advice from its U.S. counsel that these transactions were material, reportable transactions under U.S. federal securities laws.
	edgar.sec.gov /litigation/litreleases/lr19022.htm (690 words)

	Invertia
		InfoAmericas analysis indicates that this expansion may not be possible in the short term because of the large number of subscribers that use TDMA and AMPS handsets and the high cost of migrating them to GSM/GPRS handsets.
		Unefon and Iusacell The inflow of US $268 million from Telcel for spectrum rental has allowed Unefon to stabilize its financial situation and redirect its efforts towards expanding coverage, launching CDMA2000 1x and starting tests of CDMA2000 EV-DO.
		Unefon would not likely be interested in acquiring additional PCS 1900 MHz spectrum.
	mx.invertia.com /foros/allthread.asp?thread=17736 (1410 words)

	Unefon spin-off gets OK from TV Azteca: CommsUpdate : TeleGeography Research
		Plans for Mexican broadcast operation TV Azteca to spin off its 46.5% stake in mobile phone operator Unefon and its 50% holding in broadband provider Cosmofrecuencies have received an overwhelming thumbs up from Azteca shareholders.
		The spin-off will create a new entity Unefon Holdings, which it is hoped will separate out the group’s media assets from its more unstable telecom stocks.
		Unefon is struggling to compete with its larger rivals Telcel and Telefónica Móviles Mexico and has focused its efforts on niche market customers.
	www.telegeography.com /cu/article.php?article_id=2559 (139 words)

	SI - readmsg.aspx msgid=19159004
		Analysts say synergies could exist between Iusacell and Salinas' other companies, like retailer Elektra and Unefon, although the billionaire's first task will be to restructure the company's looming debt.
		Iusacell is in default on a $266 million syndicated bank loan and has $350 million in bonds due in 2006 and $150 million due next year.
		Unefon concentrates on Mexico's prepaid market, while Iusacell's strength is in its monthly plans.
	www.siliconinvestor.com /readmsg.aspx?msgid=19159004 (559 words)

	TV Azteca Receives US$10 Million in Cash from Unefon from Previously Granted Credit Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon has also complied entirely with the financial cost of the support, which bore yearly interest of 20%.
		The company noted that Unefon's payments from the credit support agreement, when added to their ongoing cash purchases of advertising, result in significant cash inflows for TV Azteca, further enhancing its capital structure.
		The company noted that the value of the ten-year ad contract is greater than the US$168 million originally invested by TV Azteca in Unefon, and that the advertising contract makes Unefon an important source of top-line growth and cash generation for TV Azteca.
	www.forrelease.com /D20041109/mxtu002.P1.11092004123016.05913.html (387 words)

	In-depth quantitative analysis of UNEFON in the FISCAL YEAR 2005, including company's fundamentals and peer group ...
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	www.researchconnect.com /buyreport/report_16387.asp (226 words)

	Forbes.com: Mexico's Unefon and Nortel resolve legal row (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unefon paid Nortel $43 million as part of the agreement.
		Last year Unefon filed a lawsuit against Nortel for $900 million in losses and damages, alleging failure to comply with terms of a financing contract.
		Unefon, a small Mexican mobile phone operator with some 1.3 million clients, was seeking to restructure $350 million of debt with Nortel last year and defaulted on a $6 million interest payment to Nortel.
	www.forbes.com /home/newswire/2003/06/16/rtr1001776.html (214 words)

	Forbes.com: Mexico's Salinas says no links to investor group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There had been some market concern that Salinas or his partner in Unefon , Moises Saba, or a proxy for one of them might be in the group that bought the more than $350 million in debt.
		Unefon owed $350 million to Nortel Networks (nyse: NT - news - people), its main supplier.
		Earlier this month, Unefon announced it had restructured the debt, which was bought by the anonymous private investor group.
	www.forbes.com /technology/newswire/2003/07/04/rtr1019370.html (434 words)

	Yankee Group - Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Prepaid is Unefon’s strength, the Mexican market growth is in prepaid, and Iusacell’s postpaid strategy clearly did not work.
		Iusacell and Unefon are still vulnerable to being pushed over the brink despite this deal.
		Unefon and Iusacell prepaid customers should decide whether keeping your telephone number is important or not.
	www.yankeegroup.com /public/products/research_note.jsp?ID=10246 (803 words)

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