| Business Summary | | Bell
Canada
International
(BCI)
owns,
develops
and
operates
advanced
telecommunications
networks
in
markets
in
Latin
America.
BCI's
investments
consist
of
wireless
mobile
operations
in
Latin
America
and
CLEC
services
in
Latin
America.
The
Company's
wireless
mobile
operations
in
Latin
America
include
wireless
operations
in
Colombia
and
the
B-Band
cellular
operations
of
Americel
and
Telet
in
Brazil.
BCI's
CLEC
operations
in
Latin
America
include
fixed
telephony
and
value-added
services
in
Mexico,
fixed
telephony
and
value-added
services
in
the
northeast
region
and
the
São
Paulo
state
in
Brazil,
cable
television
and
private
telephony
services
in
Brazil,
and
broadband
wireless
access
services
in
Venezuela.
BCI
previously
operated
in
the
Asia-Pacific
market.
The
Company
exited
that
market
through
a
series
of
agreements
that
took
effect
in
July
and
August
2000. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Bell
Canada
International
is
a
holding
company
that
owns,
develops
and
operates
telecommunications
companies
in
markets
outside
of
Canada,
with
a
focus
on
Latin
America.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
rose
6%
to
C$251.2
million.
Net
loss
from
continuing
operations
rose
22%
to
C$291.4
million.
Revenues
reflect
growth
in
the
prepaid
segment
of
the
Brazilian
and
Colombian
mobile
companies.
Higher
loss
reflects
lower
gross
margins,
higher
depreciation
and
C$36
million
in
investment
losses. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Bill Anderson Chairman | -- | Louis Tanguay Pres,
CEO | $664K | Michael Sabia Vice
Chairman | 242K | Howard Hendrick CFO,
Exec. VP | -- | John Cheh Pres, BCI Asia | 313K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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