Algar Telecom, a privately owned company headquartered in Brazil, founded in 1954, employs approximately 5140 individuals, and reported $435.4M in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in telecoms, offering telecommunications and technology solutions. It serves corporate (B2B) and retail (B2C) customers, providing internet access, cell phones, pay TV, voice, data, internet, IT and Infra services, outsourcing, video, and consultation media.

Revenue

Founded

1954

Headcount

5,850

Headquarters

Brazil

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On May 4, 2026, Algar Telecom announced a leadership change consistent with its succession plan, as Luiz Alexandre Garcia resigned as CEO and Eliane Garcia Melgaco succeeded him. Melgaco, who joined Algar in August 2024 as Vice President of Operations, played a key role in the company's turnaround and brings over 30 years of professional experience. Previously, on January 28, 2026, Algar Telecom invested R$ 8.4 million in MediQuo, a startup specializing in telemedicine and digital health. This followed the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) publishing Act No. 19290 on December 16, 2025, which formalized the termination of Fixed Telephone Service (STFC) contracts with Algar Telecom and adapted its authorizations to a non-exclusive regime, an action that followed Anatel's approval of the STFC concession adaptation on December 12, 2025.

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Algar Telecom offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Algar Telecom's product portfolio comprises of telecoms.
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Algar Telecom's revenues were less than $500M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Algar Telecom's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is enterprise broadband and voice. For full access to Algar Telecom's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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