Alou, formerly known as Cabo Verde Telecom (or CV Telecom) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider of Cape Verde. It was established in 1995.
History CVT was created from the separation of the existing Posts, Telephones and Telegraphs company of Cape Verde into two separate companies, one for postal services (Correios de Cabo Verde) and one for telecommunications (Cabo Verde Telecom) on 16 February 1995.Quem somos , Correios de Cabo Verde The state alienated 40% in December 1999 to Portugal Telecom Internacional, becoming a shareholder on 29 March 2000, following an intergovernmental agreement between the two countries.Assinatura do Acordo para fim do Contencioso entre o Estado de Cabo Verde e a PT Ventures sobre CVT
In 2006, CVTelecom launched its IPTV service, ZAP, with a €2.8 million investment, launching with 21 channels.CVMultimédia investe 2,8 milhões de euros no serviço de IPTV On 13 March 2009, Benfica TV was added to its offer. Interest in the channel was keen, due to the high number of SL Benfica supporters in the country.Benfica TV passa a estar disponível a partir de hoje na ZAP TV
CVT was affected by a judicial decision that affected Portugal Telecom and its subsequent sale to Altice. By March 2015, it was awaiting a decision from the courts.Cabo Verde vai esperar pela decisão do tribunal sobre impugnação da PT Ventures Until 2019, the company was owned by the Brazilian company Oi, which had acquired most of PT's international assets, but sold it in 2019 for €23.5 million (US$26,3 million), ending its litigation. Since then, all of its shares have been owned by Cape Verdeans, 82% in the public sector and the remaining 18% by private shareholders.Brasileira Oi vende Cabo Verde Telecom por 23,5 milhões
On 3 November 2022, CVTelecom announced the merger of all of its assets (CV Multimédia (ZAP) and CV Móvel would be integrated into CV Telecom). No staff was set to be fired because of the merger.Cabo Verde Telecom vai fundir as três operadoras de telecomunicações do grupo estatal The new commercial brand, Alou, launched on 3 October 2023.Alou é a nova marca comercial da CVTelecom
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External links Official website