About

ETB is one of the leading telecommunications and media companies in Colombia, operating in excess of two million telephone lines and serving TV customers throughout the country through its alliance with DirecTV Colombia. The ETB legal team’s distinguishing feature is the abundance of exceptional lawyers who are among the most experienced in the telecommunications sector in the country. The team is led by general counsel Carlos Herrera, a legal and regulatory expert with over 18 years of experience at the pinnacle of high profile government, regulatory and corporate affairs work in the information and communication technology sector. With just over one-and-a-half years at the company, Herrera has impressed colleagues with the strength of his leadership and his long term business foresight. Legal advisor Carolina Perdomo Lince is another impressive individual within the team, with her 14 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, acting as a strategic business adviser to various leading organisations in Colombia. The contractual area is led by heavily praised telecommunications lawyer Ilia Marina Obando de Torres, who has consistently demonstrated second-to-none planning and organisational skills. Over the years, ETB’s legal department has played a pivotal role in important milestones in the company’s history, assisting with the deployment of new technologies to its portfolio of services, such as mobile 4G and fibre optic digital interactive television.