CANTV

ISP Network Operator

Venezuela

Valid from 1930-01-01

Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.

About

Founded in 1930, later privatized in 1991, and re-nationalized in 2007. CANTV (Compañía Anónima Nacional de Teléfonos de Venezuela) is the state telecommunications incumbent and is both an ISP (retail ISP via "ABA" / broadband services) and a Network Operator (owns much of Venezuela's fixed-line infrastructure) (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

No
CANTV is not retail-only; it also builds and operates infrastructure (copper/ADSL, GPON fibre, satellite/VSAT) (Source).

Wholesale-only Network Operator?

No
CANTV is not wholesale-only; it provides consumer broadband services (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
CANTV is not business-only; it serves residential users (and likely institutional/government users too) (Source).

Owns Networks

CANTV Copper
CANTV owns its copper / ADSL (ABA) network (Source).
CANTV FTTP
CANTV owns / is deploying GPON fibre (FTTH) via its "Aba Ultra" service (Source).
CANTV Satellite
CANTV uses VSAT / satellite links for remote connectivity (Source).

Sells Over Networks

CANTV Copper
CANTV sells broadband services over its own CANTV Copper / ADSL ("ABA") network (Source).
CANTV FTTP
CANTV sells broadband services over its own CANTV GPON / FTTH ("Aba Ultra" / "Cantv fibra") network (Source).
CANTV Satellite
CANTV uses satellite/VSAT links for remote connectivity services (Source).