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 October, 2005
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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Buenos Aires, October 6, 2005
BUENOS AIRES STOCK EXCHANGE
Dear Sirs,
RE: Information Art. 23º - Listing Rules
I am writing you as Responsible for Market Relations of Telecom Argentina S.A. (“Telecom Argentina” or the “Company”) to inform you that the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of the controlled subsidiary Telecom Personal S.A. (“Telecom Personal”) held today, has resolved:
| 1) | The creation of a Global Program for the issuance of Simple, Unsecured Notes, up to the maximum outstanding at any time of US$500,000,000 or its equivalent in other currencies (“The Global Program”). |
| 2) | Request to the Comisión Nacional de Valores the authorization for Telecom Personal to enter in the public offer regime, and the authorization of the Global Program, in order to be in condition to obtain the authorization of public offer of Notes that will be issued under such program. |
As expressed by the representative of Telecom Argentina in the above mentioned Meeting, and the commitments assumed by the Board of Directors of Telecom Personal in the meeting held today, the issuances under the Global Program and up to the maximum amount, will be made in strict compliance with the commitments assumed by Telecom Personal and Telecom Argentina with its financial creditors in the respective debt restructuring documents.
Sincerely,
Pedro Gastón Insussarry
Responsible de Relations con el Mercado
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Buenos Aires, October 6, 2005
BUENOS AIRES STOCK EXCHANGE
Dear Sirs,
Re: Notice of payment of principal and interest of Notes issued on August 31, 2005
I am writing you as Responsible for Market Relations of Telecom Argentina S.A. (“Telecom Argentina” or the “Company”) to attach the notice of interest payment and pre-prepayment of one principal installment of the Listed Notes issued by the Company on August 31, 2005.
Sincerely,
Pedro Gastón Insussarry
Responsible de Relations con el Mercado
TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A.
PAYMENT NOTICE OF INTEREST AND
PARTIAL PRINCIPAL AMORTIZATION
Class 1, Series A Notes, in US Dollars, due October 15, 2014 (OTCX5)
Class 1, Series A Notes, in Euros, due October 15, 2014 (OTCX6)
Series B Notes, in US Dollars due October 15, 2011 (OTCX7)
Date that payment is initiated: October 17, 2005.
Paying Agent in Argentina: Banco Río de la Plata S.A., Bartolomé Mitre 480, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. For holders of Notes in global form, payment will be made through the settlement systems of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, as applicable.
Paying Days and Time in Argentina: Business days, in banking hours.
Period that corresponds to the interest payment: September 1, 2005 to October 15, 2005.
Applicable Interest Rates:
| Series and Class |
Annual Interest Rate |
Applicable Interest Rate for the period (*) |
Amount Payable | ||||
| Series A, Class 1 |
5.53% | 0.69125% | US | $ 572,107.- | |||
| Series A, Class 2 |
4.83% | 0.59548% | € | 2,489,565.- | |||
| Series B |
9.00% | 1.12500% | US | $ 6,300,336.- | |||
| (*) | Payable on principal outstanding amount as of October 15, 2005. |
Principal Amortization: By means of a voluntary, payment the principal amortization payment originally scheduled for April 15, 2008 will be made. The percentages of originally issued principal amount for each Series and Class are as follows:
| Series and Class |
Percentage of original principal amount issued of each Series and Class |
Amount Payable | |||
| Series A, Class 1 |
0.40% | US | $ 390,397.- | ||
| Series A, Class 2 |
0.40% | € | 1,972,063.- | ||
| Series B |
7.50% | US | $ 70,003,731.- | ||
Item 2
After the amortization detailed above the outstanding amount are as follows:
| Series and Class |
Outstanding Amount, after the application of the voluntary payment | ||
| Series A, Class 1 |
US$ | 82,373,677.- | |
| Series A, Class 2 |
€ | 416,105,358.- | |
| Series B |
US$ | 490,026,118.- | |
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: October 11, 2005 |
By: | /s/ Amadeo R. Vázquez |
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| Name: | Amadeo R. Vázquez |
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| Title: | President |
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