FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April, 2009
Commission File Number: 001-13464
Telecom Argentina S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Alicia Moreau de Justo, No. 50, 1107
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
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| 1. | Summary in English of the letter to the Comisión Nacional de Valores (the Argentine National Securities Commission—”CNV”), dated April 3, 2009. |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Buenos Aires, April 3, 2009
Mr. Chairman of the
Comisión Nacional de Valores
Dr. Eduardo Hecker
RE.: CNDC Resolution 44/09
Dear Sir,
In my capacity as Attorney of Telecom Argentina S.A., I hereby inform you that we have been notified of Resolution 44/09 of the Antitrust Committee (“Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia”) in the file Nº S01: 0147971/2007 recorded as “Telefónica de España , Olimpia y Otros s/Diligencia Preliminar,” Art. 8 Law Nº 25.156 issued on April 3, 2009, whereby we are informed that the Antitrust Committee resolves (1) to notify the Directors and Members of the Supervisory Committee of SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A., NORTEL INVERSORA S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A., TELECOM PERSONAL S.A., MICRO SISTEMAS S.A. and CUBECORP ARGENTINA S.A., (i) that TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A. or TELECOM ITALIA INTERNATIONAL N.V. , (ii) that the attorneys-in-fact, officers and directors of TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A., TELECOM ITALIA INTERNATIONAL N.V. and of their direct and indirect shareholders and (iii) that the Directors and Members of the Supervisory Committee appointed by TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A. or TELECOM ITALIA INTERNACIONAL N.V. at SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A., NORTEL INVERSORA S.A. , TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A., TELECOM PERSONAL S.A., MICROSISTEMAS S.A. and CUBECORP ARGENTINA S.A. had to and shall refrain from taking any actions which affected or may affect in the future, directly or indirectly, the exercise of the voting rights, exclusively, or from deciding or giving instructions for the exercise of voting rights, including those arising from shareholders agreements in SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A., NORTEL INVERSORA S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A., TELECOM PERSONAL S.A., MICRO SISTEMAS S.A. and CUBECORP ARGENTINA S.A.;(2) to instruct the companies SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A., NORTEL INVERSORA S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A., TELECOM PERSONAL S.A., MICRO SISTEMAS S.A. and CUBECORP ARGENTINA S.A. to revoke and retract all decisions passed by the Board of Directors, Committees, Supervisory Committees, Attorneys-in-fact or Managers, or those holding similar positions, which implied the exercise of their voting rights as from January 9, 2009 the date on which the Argentine Antitrust Commission passed Resolution CNDC No. 4/2009 according to the provisions set forth by this Antitrust Commission in section 3 of Resolution No. 4/09; (3) to order the Observers, appointed under Resolution CNDC No. 43/2009 to appear at the companies
mentioned in section 2 hereof for the purpose of gathering such documents and information as they may deem necessary, particularly, information related to the books of Minutes of Shareholders’, Board of Directors’ and Supervisory Committees’ Meetings and any document which may allow this Commission to verify that they performed their tasks and complied with the instructions given in this resolution within a term of ten (10) business days after service of notice hereof; (4) to establish that this resolution does not modify the provisions of Resolutions CNDC No. 123/2008, No. 4/2009, No. 43/2009 and that such resolutions are still in force and effect; (5) to order SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A., NORTEL INVERSORA S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A., TELECOM PERSONAL S.A., MICRO SISTEMAS S.A. and CUBECORP ARGENTINA S.A. to notify this resolution to all the Directors and Supervisory Committee members of all the Companies and to provide evidence thereof under these proceedings within the term of two (2) business days; (6) to serve notice upon SOFORA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A., NORTEL INVERSORA S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A. and TELECOM PERSONAL S.A., with a certified copy, on the date hereof specifying non-business days and times, if any; (7) notice be served upon the Observers appointed under Resolution CNDC No. 43/2009, (8) be it informed to the National Secretary of Communication, to the National Communications Commission and to the Comision Nacional de Valores (National Securities Commission) by sending a certified copy hereof.
Yours sincerely,
| Telecom Argentina S.A. |
| /s/ María Delia Carrera Sala |
| María Delia Carrera Sala |
| Attorney in fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Telecom Argentina S.A. | ||||
| Date: April 8, 2009 | By: | /s/ Enrique Garrido | ||
| Name: | Enrique Garrido | |||
| Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors | |||