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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
Schedule of subsidiaries included in the consolidation process and the respective equity interest owned by the company

Telecom Argentina’s

  ​ ​ ​

direct/indirect interest

in capital stock and

Company

  ​

  ​

Main Activity

  ​

  ​

Country

  ​

  ​

votes

TMA (a)

ICT Services and Audiovisual Communication Services

Argentina

99.999625

%

Micro Sistemas (b)

 

Services related to the use of electronic payment media

Argentina

100.00

%

Manda

Holding

Argentina

100.00

%

RISSAU

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

Inter Radios

Broadcasting services

Argentina

100.00

%

Pem

Holding

Argentina

100.00

%

Cable Imagen

Closed-circuit television

Argentina

100.00

%

Personal Smarthome

Security solutions and services

Argentina

100.00

%

NYS2

ICT Services and Audiovisual Communication Services

Argentina

100.00

%

TSMA (c)

Community Closed-Circuit Television

Argentina

100.00

%

Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad de Argentina S.A.U. (d)

Security solutions and services

Argentina

99.999625

%

Ubiquo

Cybersecurity services and products

Chile

95.00

%

Núcleo

Mobile telecommunications Services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Personal Envíos

Mobile financial services

Paraguay

67.50

%

CrediPay

 

Financial services

Paraguay

67.50

%

Televisión Dirigida

 

Cable television services

Paraguay

100.00

%

Adesol (e)

 

Holding

Uruguay

100.00

%

Opalker

 

Cybersecurity, content platform and related services

Uruguay

100.00

%

Openxpand (f)

Development and provision of digital platforms

Uruguay

51.00

%

MFH

Holding

USA

100.00

%

Naperville

Holding

USA

100.00

%

Saturn

Holding

USA

100.00

%

Telecom USA

Telecommunication services

USA

100.00

%

(a)Acquired by Telecom Argentina on February 24, 2025. See Note 29.
(b)On January 22, 2026, Banco Macro subscribed for shares representing 50% of the share capital and voting rights of Micro Sistemas. See Note 30.
(c)On December 1, 2025, the Telecom Argentina’s Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of TSMA approved the initiation of the process leading to the corporate reorganization consisting of the merger by absorption of TSMA by Telecom Argentina, effective as of January 1, 2026, the date from which TSMA’s operations shall be considered as carried out by Telecom Argentina.
(d)Indirectly acquired by Telecom Argentina following the acquisition of TMA, see reference (a) above.
(e)Adesol acquired 100% of the equity interests in the license - holding entities that operate subscriber - based television services in various localities within that country. See Note 3.d.6).
(f)Included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements until May 19, 2025, and thereafter accounted for as a joint venture. See Notes 3.d.4) and 4.
Schedule of income statement information

Presented below is the Segment financial information for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

ICT Services provided in Argentina –

ICT Services provided in Argentina –

  ​ ​ ​

Personal Network

TMA Network

Other segments

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Currency

Currency

Currency

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

4,688,533

 

595,615

5,284,148

2,482,714

265,779

2,748,493

384,630

 

46,701

431,331

(135,158)

 

8,328,814

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed and intangible assets

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(1,096,467)

 

(140,974)

(1,237,441)

(619,738)

(65,877)

(685,615)

(33,893)

 

(4,148)

(38,041)

 

(1,961,097)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(561,780)

(93,997)

(655,777)

(325,306)

(35,240)

(360,546)

(51,640)

(6,184)

(57,824)

9,754

(1,064,393)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(393,956)

(49,872)

(443,828)

(234,436)

(24,819)

(259,255)

(15,433)

(1,972)

(17,405)

(720,488)

Commissions and advertising

(202,884)

(24,785)

(227,669)

(136,090)

(14,658)

(150,748)

(57,383)

(8,447)

(65,830)

7,042

(437,205)

Programming and content costs

(267,805)

(33,898)

(301,703)

(101,212)

(10,598)

(111,810)

(33,015)

(4,170)

(37,185)

(450,698)

Other operating costs

 

(546,973)

 

(110,090)

(657,063)

(442,453)

(93,755)

(536,208)

(68,094)

 

(8,998)

(77,092)

100,965

 

(1,169,398)

Adjusted EBITDA

1,618,668

141,999

1,760,667

623,479

20,832

644,311

125,172

12,782

137,954

(17,397)

2,525,535

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed and intangible assets

 

 

 

 

(2,075,488)

Operating income

 

 

 

 

450,047

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(3,742)

Financial results from borrowings

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(748,840)

Other financial results, net

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

110,799

Loss before income tax

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(191,736)

Income tax benefit

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

46,432

Net loss

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(145,304)

Attributable to:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

Controlling Company

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(170,006)

Non-controlling interest

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

24,702

(145,304)

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2024

  ​ ​ ​

ICT Services provided in Argentina –

Personal Network

Other segments

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Currency

Currency

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

3,165,736

 

1,872,500

5,038,236

266,915

168,101

435,016

(30,294)

 

5,442,958

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed and intangible assets

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(823,975)

 

(483,077)

(1,307,052)

(24,450)

(15,235)

(39,685)

 

(1,346,737)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(393,042)

(279,499)

(672,541)

(35,839)

(22,620)

(58,459)

6,880

(724,120)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(258,519)

(152,324)

(410,843)

(10,931)

(6,578)

(17,509)

(428,352)

Commissions and advertising

(133,932)

(74,995)

(208,927)

(62,477)

(38,240)

(100,717)

4,153

(305,491)

Programming and content costs

(172,422)

(99,687)

(272,109)

(25,570)

(16,744)

(42,314)

(314,423)

Other operating costs

 

(429,466)

 

(302,323)

(731,789)

(47,831)

(31,095)

(78,926)

19,261

 

(791,454)

Adjusted EBITDA

954,380

480,595

1,434,975

59,817

37,589

97,406

1,532,381

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed and intangible assets

 

 

 

(1,725,057)

Operating loss

 

 

 

(192,676)

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(15,094)

Financial results from borrowings

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

1,914,786

Other financial results, net

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

190,451

Profit before income tax

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

1,897,467

Income tax expense

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(538,237)

Net income

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

1,359,230

Attributable to:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

Controlling Company

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

1,331,805

Non-controlling interest

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

27,425

1,359,230

Consolidated Income Statement as of December 31, 2023

  ​ ​ ​

ICT Services provided in Argentina –

  ​ ​ ​

Personal Network

Other segments

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Currency

Currency

of the

Inflation

In current

of the

Inflation

In current

transaction date

restatement

currency

transaction date

restatement

currency

Eliminations

Total 

Revenues

 

1,053,442

 

4,456,328

5,509,770

81,877

334,899

416,776

(27,935)

 

5,898,611

Operating costs without depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed and intangible assets

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(279,608)

 

(1,152,805)

(1,432,413)

(8,277)

(33,066)

(41,343)

 

(1,473,756)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(131,861)

(566,980)

(698,841)

(9,292)

(37,368)

(46,660)

4,367

(741,134)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(83,591)

(354,647)

(438,238)

(2,968)

(11,951)

(14,919)

(453,157)

Commissions and advertising

(52,319)

(224,650)

(276,969)

(13,346)

(57,350)

(70,696)

2,182

(345,483)

Programming and content costs

(55,317)

(233,466)

(288,783)

(8,532)

(35,477)

(44,009)

(332,792)

Other operating costs

 

(145,951)

 

(688,188)

(834,139)

(15,714)

(64,053)

(79,767)

21,386

 

(892,520)

Adjusted EBITDA

304,795

1,235,592

1,540,387

23,748

95,634

119,382

1,659,769

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of Fixed and intangible assets

 

 

 

(2,018,038)

Operating loss

 

 

 

(358,269)

Losses from associates and joint ventures

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(5,408)

Financial results from borrowings

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(1,817,071)

Other financial results, net

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

496,492

Loss before income tax

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(1,684,256)

Income tax benefit

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

968,990

Net loss

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(715,266)

Attributable to:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

Controlling Company

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

(738,306)

Non-controlling interest

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

23,040

(715,266)

Schedule of financial statement information based on geographical area

For the years ended December 31, 

Revenues

2025

2024

2023

From customers located in Argentina

  ​ ​ ​

7,934,388

  ​ ​ ​

5,037,636

  ​ ​ ​

5,490,518

From foreign customers

 

394,426

 

405,322

 

408,093

8,328,814

5,442,958

5,898,611

CAPEX

ICT Services in Argentina – Personal Network

 

924,556

 

653,694

 

1,277,987

ICT Services in Argentina – TMA Network

456,602

Other segments

 

104,419

 

95,280

 

106,206

1,485,577

748,974

1,384,193

As of December 31, 

Fixed and intangible assets

2025

2024

ICT Services in Argentina – Personal Network

  ​ ​ ​

12,439,729

  ​ ​ ​

12,750,637

ICT Services in Argentina – TMA Network

 

1,645,414

 

Other segments

610,652

523,813

14,695,795

13,274,450

Borrowings

 

 

ICT Services in Argentina – Personal Network

5,380,181

3,723,906

ICT Services in Argentina – TMA Network

 

36

 

Other segments

56,398

 

62,074

 

5,436,615

 

3,785,980

Schedule of national consumer price index according to official statistics (INDEC)

  ​ ​ ​

As of December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

As of December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

As of December 31, 

 

2023

2024

2025

 

National CPI

3,533.2

7,694.0

10,121.4

Variation in prices

 

 

 

Annual

 

211.4

%  

117.8

%  

31.5

%

Banco Nación US$/$ exchange rate

808.5

1,032.0

1,455.0

Variation in the exchange rate

Annual

356.3

%  

27.7

%  

41.0

%