FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August 2006
Commission File Number 333-114196
AXTEL, S.A. DE C.V.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Blvd. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz 3.33 No. L-1
Col. Unidad San Pedro
San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L.
Mexico, CP 66215
(52)(81) 8114-0000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Press Release
Samuel Lee Belmonte, Executive Director for the North-West Region, addressed a speech to the attendants followed by the inaugural AXTEL call made by Luis Vargas Gutierrez, Major of Irapuato, Guanajuato.
The event was also attended by important business personalities and representatives of the media, who witnessed the actual start of the competition in fixed telephony in the city of Irapuato.
The company informed that their network is already covering 95% of the population, with telephone, Internet, and advance data services for users in the residential and business sectors.
The company reported that the direct investment that AXTEL will make in this city is in the amount of 15 million dollars over the next five years.
Irapuato is the third city in the State of Guanajuato where AXTEL is offering its services. The first city was Leon, where AXTEL started operating in January 2001, and Celaya, which started operations in May 18, 2006.
“With the opening of Irapuato we successfully achieve our geographic expansion objective for 2006. We are celebrating our presence in seventeen cities in Mexico already, and also the possibility of offering a competitive alternative in telecommunication services to the Irapuato community”, mentioned Samuel Lee.
AXTEL, which will invest 150 million dollars nationwide this year, reported having 697 thousand lines in service by the end of June this year.
At present, the company has the largest fixed wireless telephony network in the world, as well as the metropolitan fiber optic networks with the most advanced technology in Latin America.
About AXTEL
AXTEL is a Mexican telecommunications company that provides local telephone services, national and international long distance services, data, Internet, virtual private networks, and value added services. AXTEL has provided Mexico with a basic telecommunications infrastructure through an intelligent network that offers wide coverage to all markets. At present, AXTEL is operating in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torreón (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya and Irapuato.
Visit AXTEL on the web at www.axtel.com.mx
This report on Form 6-K may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27-A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21-E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, as a result of the risks associated with the Company’s business, changes in general economic conditions, and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements.
For additional information please contact:
Investor Relations
Adrián de los Santos
adelossantos@axtel.com.mx
Media Relations
José Manuel Basave
contacto@axtel.com.mx
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.
| | Axtel, S.A. de C.V. By: /s/ Patricio Jimenez Barrera Patricio Jimenez Barrera Chief Financial Officer |
Date: August 11, 2006 |
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