<s>
In	O
2000	O
Verizon	B-Application
was	O
formed	O
after	O
a	O
merger	O
by	O
Bell	O
Atlantic	O
and	O
GTE	O
,	O
with	O
CODETEL	O
continuing	O
operations	O
as	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
CODETEL	O
announced	O
the	O
commercial	O
launch	O
of	O
its	O
Flash	O
Movil	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
,	O
a	O
CDMA2000	O
1X	O
voice	O
and	O
high-speed	O
data	O
network	O
using	O
equipment	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
services	O
from	O
Lucent	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
known	O
as	O
CODETEL	O
(	O
Compañía	O
Dominicana	O
de	O
Teléfonos	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
was	O
announced	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
Theater	O
of	O
Santo	O
Domingo	O
in	O
a	O
ceremony	O
to	O
welcome	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
brand	O
to	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Dominicana	I-Application
was	O
an	O
independent	O
country	O
bought	O
by	O
Codetel	O
and	O
now	O
is	O
Claro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
stakes	O
in	O
Verizon	B-Application
Dominicana	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Telecomunicaciones	O
de	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
TELPRI	O
)	O
in	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
to	O
Carlos	O
Slim	O
Helú	O
's	O
group	O
América	O
Móvil	O
for	O
$3.7	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
CODETEL	O
launched	O
Claro	O
TV	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
TV	O
service	O
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Mediaroom	I-Application
for	O
urban	O
areas	O
and	O
Direct	O
To	O
Home	O
Satellite	O
for	O
rural	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claro	O
provides	O
Broadband	O
Internet	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
over	O
fixed	O
ADSL2+	O
,	O
Fiber	O
to	O
the	O
Home	O
and	O
mobile	O
UMTS/HSPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claro	O
offers	O
fixed	O
television	O
services	O
over	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Mediaroom	I-Application
and	O
satellite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claro	O
offers	O
fixed	O
landline	O
telephone	O
services	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
services	O
over	O
CDMA	O
1xEV-DO	O
in	O
800/1900MHz	O
,	O
GSM/GPRS/EDGE	O
in	O
850/1900MHz	O
,	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
UMTS/HSPA	O
service	O
on	O
the	O
850MHz	O
band	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claro	O
offers	O
their	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
mobile	O
and	O
fixed	O
telephone	O
,	O
mobile	O
,	O
fixed	O
,	O
dedicated	O
,	O
and	O
satellite	O
Internet	O
,	O
satellite	O
tv	O
,	O
Internet	B-General_Concept
backhaul	I-General_Concept
,	O
colocation	B-Application
,	O
web	O
hosting	O
,	O
IPTV	O
,	O
equipment	O
rental	O
,	O
and	O
SMS	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
