In the same year, Telmex bought from MCI Brazil's largest and most important long distance operator, Embratel, acquired Chile's Chilesat, took control of Argentina's Techtel (operating in Argentina and Uruguay), of which it already owned 60%, by purchasing the remaining 40% from the Techint group, and purchased Argentina's Metrored.
同一年，Telmex从MCI巴西最大和最重要的长途运营商Embratel那里收购了智利的Chilesat，控制了阿根廷的Techtel(在阿根廷和乌拉圭运营)，其中它已经拥有60%的股份，又从Techint集团购买其余的40%股份，并购买了阿根廷的Metrored。