Sercomtel
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{{Infobox company
| name = Sercomtel S.A.
| logo = Logo sercomtel.gif
| logo_size = 200px
| type = Sociedade de Economia Mista
| foundation = 1965
| num_employees = 537 (2005){{Cite web|url=https://www.teleco.com.br/Operadoras/Sercomtel.asp|title=teleco.com.br|website=Teleco}}
| industry = Telecommunications
| revenue = {{profit}}R$ 148.7 million (2008)
| operating_income = {{profit}}R$ 209 million (2008)
| homepage = [http://www.sercomtel.com.br/ www.sercomtel.com.br]
}}
Sercomtel ({{IPA|pt|seʁkõˈtɛl}}) is a local phone and internet service provider in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Its phone service ranges includes landline service, mobile and long distance, and broadband internet service. It was the only public telephone company in Brazil, until it was privatised and sold to the Bordeaux Fundo de Investimento in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Venda da paranaense Sercomtel ao fundo Bordeaux será assinada nesta quinta|url=https://valor.globo.com/empresas/noticia/2020/09/16/venda-da-paranaense-sercomtel-ao-fundo-bordeaux-sera-assinada-nesta-quinta.ghtml|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Valor Econômico|language=pt-br}}
History
Copel Telecom bought 45% of Sercomtel in 1998. From 1998 to 2020, Sercomtel recorded 12 years with an annual net loss.{{Cite web |last=Yano |first=Celio |date=2020-08-20 |title=Em 22 anos, Sercomtel gerou prejuízo bilionário para a Copel |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/parana/sercomtel-prejuizo-bilionario-copel/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Gazeta do Povo |language=pt-BR}}
Until 2008, Sercomtel had the concession to provide service only in two municipalities (Londrina and Tamarana), even providing service in neighbouring cities.
On 29 January 2009, Sercomtel received authorization from Anatel director council to expand to the entire state of Paraná.[http://portal.rpc.com.br/jl/online/conteudo.phtml?tl=1&id=852207&tit=Anatel-autoriza-Sercomtel-a-atuar-em-todas-as-regioes-do-Parana Anatel autoriza Sercomtel a atuar em todas as regiões do Paraná] Jornal de Londrina
In 2019, the company's losses were R$22.98 million. In August 2020, it was acquired by Copel Telecom's parent holding Bordeaux Fundo de Investimento.{{Cite web |title=Venda da paranaense Sercomtel ao fundo Bordeaux será assinada nesta quinta |url=https://valor.globo.com/empresas/noticia/2020/09/16/venda-da-paranaense-sercomtel-ao-fundo-bordeaux-sera-assinada-nesta-quinta.ghtml |access-date=2021-02-22 |website=Valor Econômico |language=pt-br}}
In March 2022, Sercomtel's parent company Copel Telecom became Ligga. Plans to merge its child companies (including Sercomtel) under the Ligga brand were hinted.{{Cite news |last=Pai |first=Shailaja |date=2022-03-29 |title=Brazil's Copel Telecom makes official name change to Ligga |work=Developing Telecoms |url=https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/13239-brazil-s-copel-telecom-makes-official-name-change-to-ligga.html |access-date=2023-08-16}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.sercomtel.com.br Sercomtel]
{{Brazilian phone operators}}
Category:Telecommunications companies of Brazil
Category:Internet service providers of Brazil
Category:Mobile phone companies of Brazil
Category:Companies based in Paraná (state)
Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1965
Category:1965 establishments in Brazil
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