They denounce the official who authorized the merger between Telecom and Cablevisión

After approving
The merger of Telecom Argentina and Cablevisión, head of the National Commission for the Defense of Competition (CNDC), Esteban Greco, has been brought to justice for alleged breach of duties of the public official and inconsistent negotiations.

against the official was presented by the lawyer Liliana Zabala in the court of


Sebastian Casanello
in the case 12,770 / 16. Zabala claims that Greco "was a member of GPR Economía, a consulting firm specializing in the defense of competition and market badysis, and in which he advised Telecom, Telefónica and Cablevisión. " Greco joined GPR Economía until 1 February 2016; 16 days later, he badumed responsibility for the CNDC. Between 2009 and 2014, he advised companies on issues related to the defense of competition, market dominance and regulation.

After the approval of the government,


Telecom
and


Cablevisión
whose main shareholders are the same as those of Grupo Clarín, progressed last Thursday in a merger in which they will jointly offer fixed and mobile telephony services, pay TV and broadband internet. This is a new giant in the Argentine business world.

Zabala also accused in his lawsuit against the government of granting "regulatory holidays" to the telephone companies and allowing them to participate in bidding calls, saying that they were not going to be able to do anything. had not paid their participation. the benefits for staff since the privatization of the service. According to the lawyer, when Entel was privatized in the 1990s, the profit sharing of staff was mandatory in the tender document. It has never been respected, without taking into account the decision of the Court ("Gentini" case), which urged to pay the corresponding percentage.