SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August 2013
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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Telecom Argentina S.A.
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| 1. | English translation of letter to the Comisión Nacional de Valores (the Argentine National Securities Commission—“CNV”) dated August 8, 2013 regarding a relevant matter. |
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Buenos Aires, August 8, 2013
Mr. Chairman of the
Comisión Nacional de Valores
Lic. Alejandro Vanoli
Dear Sir,
| RE.: | Submission of further information in the case entitled “FEDERACIÓN ARGENTINA DE LAS TELECOMUNICACIONES Y OTROS c/ TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A. s/PART. ACCION. OBRERO”. Expte N° 17185/13 (Argentine Telecommunications Federation and others vs. Telecom Argentina S.A. File No. 17185/13) |
I am writing to you as Responsible for Market Relations of Telecom Argentina S.A (“Telecom Argentina” or the “Company”) in order to update the information about the above referenced case, reported through our letter dated June 10th 2013.
In this regard, I inform you that on June 17th, the Company filed an answer to the complaint, opposing the continuation of the legal action based on the following defenses:
| • | Defense based on the court’s lack of jurisdiction, requesting the case be transferred to the Federal Civil and Commercial Court. |
| • | Citation of the Argentine Government as an interested third party. |
| • | Defense based on the statute of limitations, given that the term to claim the non-constitutionality of Decree 395/92 must be computed from its enactment on March 12, 1992. |
| • | Defense based on lis pendens and res judicata for all the individual lawsuits, complaints and judgments brought by employees and ex-employees of Telecom Argentina who have made claims for the same purpose. |
| • | Defense of substance regarding the lack of standing to sue, given that it is not a claim with a collective purpose, and the workers’ associations are not authorized by individual employees to bring legal actions on their behalf. |
| • | Defense of substance regarding the lack of standing to be sued of Telecom Argentina. |
| • | Defense regarding the constitutionality of Decree No. 395/92. |
Sincerely,
| Telecom Argentina S.A. |
| /s/ Pedro Insussarry |
| Responsible for Market Relations |
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: August 9, 2013 | By: | /s/ Enrique Garrido | ||||
| Name: | Enrique Garrido | |||||
| Title: | Chairman | |||||