Copaco expects broadband growth.(PARAGUAY)(Brief article)

Fixed-line incumbent Copaco announced that it expects to have over 100,000 Internet subscribers by the end of 2010, according to company president Jose Astigarraga. The telco first launched ADSL-based services in 2005 under the "Click ADSL" brand and has attracted 36,000 customers to date. Copaco plans to invest US$15 million on its broadband networks, including a US$4 million project to expand the fiber-optic ring that links capital Asuncion with Ciudad del Este. Copaco also intends to deploy 1,000km of optical fiber to reach several cities across the country. In addition to its Internet customer base, Copaco had 360,000 fixed-line subscribers as of the end of Q209.