CANTV, also known as Compañía Anónima Nacional de Teléfonos de Venezuela, is a state-owned telecommunications company headquartered in Venezuela, founded in 1930 and employing approximately 6,520 individuals, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in telecoms, offering a range of services including fixed-line telephone, broadband internet, and Pay TV, establishing itself as one of the largest telecom providers in the country.
CANTV workers deployed a technical operation on July 1, 2026, to restore telecommunications in La Guaira. This follows protests staged on June 23, 2026, by thousands of retired workers from the state telecommunications company who demonstrated nationwide. The former employees demanded the restoration of a US$200 monthly "income complement" payment, which CANTV had suspended without prior notice.