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Provided by Duran & Osorio, Abogados Asociados

Durán & Osorio is considered one of the leading law firms in Colombia in advising matters of telecommunications, media and technology. The TMT department is led by Carlos Andrés Sánchez, who has extensive knowledge on the matter and is regarded as a leading expert on the field in Colombia.

Our experience extends spans over 20 years ago, since the beginning of the liberalisation of the communication market in Colombia, until the recent introduction of internet based services. Throughout the years, we have accumulated a considerable knowledge of TMT market, following its trends and changes in technology.

Among the most important cases in which the firm has been involved in is the merger of Colombia Telecomunicaciones and Movistarpossibly the biggest in Colombian history, the advise to the ICT Ministry on the procuring a new registry operator for the Colombian top level domain and the auction of IMT radio spectrum of the 700, 1900 and 2500 MHz frequency bands and provides permanent legal advice to private companies, such as Microsoft or EchoStar Corporation, on TMT and regulatory matters. 

Currently, the firm is advising Bogota’s district on the legal, business, and financial structuring of the project to carry out a vaccine production and research center and provides legal and regulatory counsel on a regular basis to important telecommunication and technology service providers.

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