This report highlights that the largest CATV operators in the region: VTR in Chile, Cablevision Mexico and Telmex Colombia continue to update and expand their networks, increasing their bi-directional capacity in order to sustain other services like broadband and telephony. "The competition for multiple services is closely related to the competition for broadband accesses. As a result of triple services offerings, the seven largest Latin American markets are beginning to see strong growth in the total number of customers. The broadband access base is generally taken as the potential growth ceiling for multiple services. The truth is that the quantity of packaged services subscribers could rise above this figure because packages that include Pay TV will not always include broadband," points out Carlos Blanco, Market Research Director for Signals Telecom Consulting and report author.

The projections included in this report show that, by 2013, the regional penetration rate for Pay TV services will be low, with just 34% of households making use of this type of services. "One should consider the fact that this index is held down by very low service penetration levels in Brazil. But, beyond Brazil, Peru is also seen as falling below the average regional penetrate rate. All the remaining countries are expected to be well above the average Pay TV penetration level. One important piece of information to keep in mind is that as from 2012, Venezuela is seen as having the highest penetrate rate in the region, replacing historical frontrunner Argentina," concludes Blanco.

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