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Telcel in Mexico able to accept top-ups from USA

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­Mexico’s dominant mobile network operator, Telcel is to enable prepay top-ups from the USA via a deal with MoreMagic Solutions. From 46,000 Western Union Agent locations throughout the United States, as well as additional international retail locations, or the web, a customer can purchase a gift of prepaid airtime, or transfer electronic airtime, to a Telcel phone.

MoreMagic Solutions also interconnects with America Movil subsidiaries in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru, which operate under the Claro brand.

Mexico is the leading country of origin for US immigrants, with the Mexican-born population numbering 11.5 million in early 2009, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. MoreMagic Solutions is offering members of this community the opportunity to give a directed gift to a friend or family member in Mexico, sending electronic airtime for Telcel prepaid phones.

When a member of the Mexican community in the United States, or another country, sends a TopUp, the electronic airtime is immediately available, and the recipient is notified with a personalized SMS message. The gift of an electronic airtime recharge is immediately available on the Telcel mobile phone, and will result in more calls from home.

Telcel is the leading wireless services provider in Mexico with more than 59.2 million clients and 90% of the Mexican wireless market. In operation since 1989, Telcel offers a wide array of voice and data services in GSM/GPRS/EDGE y UMTS / HSDPA network in Latin America

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America Movil sees 10% growth in subscriber base in 2009

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America Movil finished 2009 with 201 million mobile customers, up by 6.6 million from September 2009 – 3.4 percent growth. Compared to end-2008, the customer base grew 10.0 percent.

In the fourth quarter, Brazil led the increase in customer numbers, with net additions of 2.1 million, followed by  a gain of 807,000 subscribers in Mexico.

America Movil, which operates under the brand names Claro and Telcel, said it saw a significant increase in postpaid additions compared to a year ago, especially in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Chile. The company said it beat its subscriber growth target for the year thanks to a quicker-than-expected recovery in the South American economies and substantial growth in data services.

Quarterly revenues rose 13.4 percent year-on-year to MXN 107.1 billion. Services revenues increased almost 15 percent, amid a 48.7 percent jump in data revenues and a 9.3 percent rise in voice revenues. EBITDA improved 16.9 percent to MXN 40.8 billion, helping the margin rise to 38.1 percent from 37.0 percent a year earlier. Net profit fell 17.2 percent to MXN 13 billion, mainly due to higher depreciation and amortisation on GSM networks. Going forward depreciation and amortization charges will be closer to 12.5-13.0 percent of revenues, compared to 16.5 percent in the fourth quarter, the company said.

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