Brazil
In Brazil, the Claro brand was launched in 2003 with the merger of América Móvil-owned operators, ATL (serving the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo), BCP (with service in São Paulo metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Ceará, Paraíba, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte), Americel (operating in Acre, Tocantins, Rondônia, the Brazilian Federal District, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul), Tess Celular (other areas of São Paulo state) and Claro Digital (serving Rio Grande do Sul).
Claro later expanded its services and now also operates in the states of Bahia, Sergipe, Santa Catarina, Paraná and Minas Gerais. As of 2012, the provider operates in over 2,000 Brazilian cities.
Claro Brazil has GSM/GPRS/EDGE services at 900/1800 MHz, and, since November 13, 2007, offers UMTS/HSDPA 3G service in the 850 MHz band; a small 1900 MHz operation exists in the Pelotas region of Rio Grande do Sul. Since August 2008, Claro has also expanded its UMTS/HSDPA network to Minas Gerais, Bahia, Sergipe, Espírito Santo, Amazonas and Pará, using the 2100 MHz band.
Along with competitor, Vivo, Claro was one of two operators to initiate the availability of the iPhone 3G in Brazil, with TIM participating later.
Claro Brazil has runs a pay TV service named "Claro TV".
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