ETAPA
File:LOGO_ETAPA_EP.png ETAPA (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones, Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y saneamiento de Cuenca) is a public utilities company owned and operated by the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. The company provides landline telephone, internet, water, and sewage services within the canton of Cuenca.{{cite web|title=Quines somos|url=http://www.etapa.net.ec/Quienes-somos/Informacion-General|website=etapa.net.ec|publisher=ETAPA|accessdate=22 July 2015}}
Etapatelecom
Etapatelecom was spun off as a private company from ETAPA in 2002 so that it could sell telecommunications services across Ecuador, not just in Cuenca. The company expanded into other cities such as Quito and Guayaquil;{{cite web|title=ETAPA absorbe a Etapatelecom|url=http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/29536-etapa-absorbe-a-etapatelecom/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213214809/http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/29536-etapa-absorbe-a-etapatelecom|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2009|website=eltiemp.com.ec|publisher=Diario EL TIEMPO|accessdate=22 July 2015}} however, the business plan was unsuccessful and by 2009 Etapatelecom had generated US$10 million dollars in losses. The company was merged back into ETAPA in 2010 where it now operates as a business unit.{{cite web|title=Se completó función de ETAPA y Etapatelecom|url=http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/34072-se-completa-funcia-n-de-etapa-y-etapatelecom/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213194247/http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/34072-se-completa-funcia-n-de-etapa-y-etapatelecom/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2010|website=eltiempo.com.ec|publisher=Diario EL TIEMPO|accessdate=22 July 2015}}
References
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External links
{{Official|http://www.etapa.net.ec}}
Category:Internet service providers of Ecuador
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