Movistar

movistar is a major mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and many Latin American countries. Many movistar networks were acquired from BellSouth. The movistar name became effective on April 5, 2005.

The 1983 song Walking on Sunshine by the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 winners, New Wavers Katrina and the Waves, has been used by Telefónica to announce the takeover of BellSouth's Latin America division.

Countries where movistar operates wireless networks

  • Argentina (formerly Telefónica Unifón and Movicom BellSouth)
  • Chile (formerly Telefónica Móvil and BellSouth)
  • Colombia (formerly BellSouth)
  • Ecuador (formerly BellSouth)
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala (formerly Telefónica MoviStar and BellSouth)
  • Mexico (formerly Telefónica MoviStar)
  • Nicaragua (formerly BellSouth)
  • Panama (formerly BellSouth)
  • Peru (formerly Telefónica Móviles and BellSouth)
  • Puerto Rico
  • Spain (formerly Telefónica MoviStar)
  • Uruguay (formerly Movicom)
  • Venezuela (formerly Telcel)

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The 1983 song Walking on Sunshine by the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 winners, New Wavers Katrina and the Waves, has been used by Telefónica to announce the takeover of BellSouth's Latin America division. Some type of destinations include:. The movistar name became effective on April 5, 2005. The destinations also will vary by country. Many movistar networks were acquired from BellSouth. Vacation destinations can vary from something as simple as staying at a local hotel to sailing around the world. It operates in Spain and many Latin American countries. In modern employment practice, vacation days are usually coupled with sick time, official holidays, and sometimes personal days.

movistar is a major mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. Many American companies give only one week, and then frequently only after completion of a year of employment. Venezuela (formerly Telcel). In Canada the legal minimum is two weeks, in most of Europe the limit is significantly higher. Uruguay (formerly Movicom). Most countries around the world have labor laws mandating a certain number of days of time off per year to be given to a worker. Spain (formerly Telefónica MoviStar). The term derives from the fact that, in the past, upper-class families would literally move to a summer home for part of the year, leaving their usual family home vacant.

Puerto Rico. The French term is similar to the American English: "Les Vacances". Peru (formerly Telefónica Móviles and BellSouth). In England the word vacation referred specifically to the long summer break taken by the law courts (and later universities) - a custom introduced by William the Conqueror from Normandy where it was intended to facilitate the grape harvest. Panama (formerly BellSouth). In Canada both terms are widely used. Nicaragua (formerly BellSouth). In the rest of the English-speaking world the word "holiday" is used.

Mexico (formerly Telefónica MoviStar). Vacation is a term used in North America to describe time away from work or school, a trip abroad, or simply a pleasure trip away from home. Guatemala (formerly Telefónica MoviStar and BellSouth). For the Go Go's album/song see Vacation (album).. El Salvador. For the movie, see National Lampoon's Vacation. Ecuador (formerly BellSouth). This article is on vacation as time off.

Colombia (formerly BellSouth). Cruises. Chile (formerly Telefónica Móvil and BellSouth). Ski areas. Argentina (formerly Telefónica Unifón and Movicom BellSouth). Beaches. National Parks.

Scenic areas. Resorts. Islands. Amusement Parks.