Carso Global Telecom

Carso Global Telecom is a telecommunications holding company, which through its subsidiaries, provides various telecommunication services. Carso Global Telecom was spun off from Carlos Slim Helú's Grupo Carso conglomerate in 1996. Top Latin American mobile carrier América Móvil bought Carso Global Telecom for about $17.6 billion in mid-2010 as part of a larger $21 billion plan to consolidate Slim's telecom holdings in Latin America.

Carso Global Telecom, S.A.B. de C.V.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded24 June 1996 (1996-06-24)
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Key people
Jaime Chico Pardo, (Chairman & CEO)
ProductsFixed & mobile telecommunications
Internet services
Cable television
Revenue US$ 16.0 Billion (2009)
Net income
US$ 1.2 billion (2009)
Number of employees
82,890 (2009)
ParentAmérica Móvil
SubsidiariesTelmex

The Chief Executive Officer and President of the Board of Directors is Jaime Chico Pardo.

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