The document discusses issues with the telecom industry in Latin America, including high costs, outdated infrastructure, and customer service problems. It also notes declining revenues and customer losses reported by some major telecom companies in the region. Additionally, the document outlines barriers to entry in the telecom market and suggests that successfully building a business in this industry requires addressing challenges in areas like regulation, technology, customer service, payments, and distribution.

1. On clones and me too’s

2. angel.co/fontacto
Your business number rings on any mobile / landline / skype
Sound like a Fortune 500 company

3. Telecom in LATAM
Among the most expensive in the world.
Too complicated (PBX’s, E1’s, DID’s, etc).
Bureocratic and Obsolete
Tons of Customer Service Issues
angel.co/fontacto

4. angel.co/fontacto
Telmex Intl drops 67.8% net income Q4’12 Telmex
Net loss of customers for the 5th quarter in
a row Q4’12 Telefónica
Earnings decreased $186.6 million, or 25%
Nextel 2012 Annual Report

5. angel.co/fontacto
Telecom Bill: Added value turned Sexy
+177%
54.4 Billion Pesos
‘06 - ‘11 (Cofetel)
Domains & Hosting
E-bills
Videoconferences
Personal Tracking
Gas Telemetry
Consulting
Value Added Services

6. In Latin America
700 Millionphone lines.
94.5M
Mobile Lines
14.2M
Landlines
In Mexico
angel.co/fontacto

7. angel.co/fontacto

8. angel.co/fontacto
Palo Alto != Mexico

9. angel.co/fontacto
Entry Barriers
Regulatory TechnologyCommercial

10. angel.co/fontacto
1.- Build webapp using ______.
2.- Set Google Ads Campaign.
???
3.- Profit!!X

11. angel.co/fontacto
Customer Service
Payments
Distribution

12. angel.co/fontacto
“We tried giving free trials just
like you but didn’t work”
- CEO of defunct Fontacto clone

13. angel.co/fontacto
Looks easy, is not.