Mobile Operators in Argentina Focusing on Mobile Consumer Protection

Wireless carriers in Argentina are backing a new GSMA initiative on mobile consumer protection, GSMA said Wednesday. Claro, Telecom Personal and Telefónica Movistar are working to take on mobile device theft and promote protection against child sexual exploitation, a first in Argentina, GSMA said in a news release. GSMA said Argentina’s Ministry of Communications, the National Communications Agency and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights are also engaged. “Our future challenge is to harness the scale and ubiquity of mobile in Argentina to continue delivering major economic and social benefits to the country, and provide a platform for business innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Sebastián Cabello, head of GSMA Latin America. “Argentina’s small and medium enterprises now have an opportunity to build on this ecosystem in areas such as software, apps and local content, adding value and creating jobs.”