Carso Global Telecom is a telecommunications holding company, which through its subsidiaries, provides various telecommunication services.[1] Carso Global Telecom was spun off from Carlos Slim Helú's Grupo Carso conglomerate in 1996. Top Latin American mobile carrier América Móvil bought Carso Global Telecom for about $17.6 billion in mid-2010 as part of a larger $21 billion plan to consolidate Slim's telecom holdings in Latin America.
The Chief Executive Officer and President of the Board of Directors is Jaime Chico Pardo.