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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-04-106544
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040621
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040622

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TELECOM ARGENTINA SA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000932470
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13464
		FILM NUMBER:		04875157

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MAIPU 1210
		STREET 2:		PISO 9
		CITY:			BUENOS AIRES
		STATE:			C1
		ZIP:			1006
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5419684000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TELECOM ARGENTINA STET FRANCE TELECOM SA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950809
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 6-K </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Report of Foreign Issuer </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>For the month of June, 2004 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Commission File Number: 001-13464 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1"
NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Telecom Argentina S.A. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR
WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Alicia Moreau de Justo,
No. 50, 1107 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Buenos Aires, Argentina </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form
20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
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SIZE="2">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): <U>N/A</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">

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<A NAME="toc"></A>Telecom Argentina S.A. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<A HREF="#tx97156_1">Press release dated June 21, 2004 titled &#147;Telecom Argentina Announces Timing of APE Solicitation for its Debt Restructuring&#148;. </A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Market Cap: Pesos 4.7 billion</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="right"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>June 21, 2004</U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Contacts:</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Pablo Caride</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Pedro Insussarry</B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Telecom Argentina</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(54-11) 4968-3627/3743</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Marlene Wechselblatt&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Golin/Harris International</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(212)
697-9191&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>TELECOM ARGENTINA
ANNOUNCES</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>TIMING OF APE SOLICITATION FOR ITS</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>DEBT RESTRUCTURING</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Buenos Aires, June 21, 2004 &#150; Telecom Argentina S.A. (BASE: TECO2, NYSE: TEO)</B>. Telecom Argentina S.A. (&#147;Telecom&#148;) today announced the commencement of the solicitation to grant powers of attorney or commitments to
approve the restructuring of all of its outstanding unconsolidated financial debt pursuant to an Acuerdo Preventivo Extrajudicial, or an out-of-court restructuring agreement governed by Argentine law (the &#147;APE&#148;). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The APE solicitation will commence on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 and will expire at 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, 4:00 p.m., Buenos Aires time, on July 21, 2004, unless Telecom extends it in its sole discretion. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telecom has been in discussions with an ad hoc committee of its creditors as well as representatives of other creditor groups, included for Italy the Associazione per la
Tutela degli Investitori in Titoli Argentini (&#147;TFA&#148;), who have indicated their support for Telecom&#146;s debt restructuring proposal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the terms of the final APE and the terms and conditions which are set forth in detail in a solicitation statement to be distributed to holders of
Telecom&#146;s unsecured financial debt, under Telecom&#146;s debt restructuring plan: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On the date the new notes are issued, Telecom will make a cash payment for accrued but unpaid interest on the outstanding debt from January 1, 2004 until the issue date as follows:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For holders who receive Telecom&#146;s Series A Notes (as described below), this payment will be calculated based on an annual rate equal to 5.53% for Series A notes denominated in
US dollars, 4.83% for Series A notes denominated in euro, 1.93% for Series A notes denominated in yen and 3.23% for Series A notes denominated in pesos and the principal amount of new notes issued under this option. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For holders who receive Telecom&#146;s Series B Notes (as described below) this payment will be calculated based on an annual rate equal to 9% and the principal amount of new notes
issued under this option. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For holders who receive cash under Option C (as described below), this payment will be based on the amount of interest that Telecom has accrued on the US$663 million of available
cash in Option C from January 1, 2004 until the issuance date, and will be payable at an annual rate equal to the federal funds rate. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of calculating the outstanding debt to be restructured pursuant to the APE, Telecom will increase the
principal face amount of the outstanding debt to be restructured by making an adjustment corresponding to a portion of the accrued but unpaid interest on all of its outstanding debt for the period from June 25, 2002 through December 31, 2003 (the
&#147;principal face amount adjustment&#148;). As a result, for each 1,000 denominated in U.S. dollars, euro or Japanese yen principal face amount of outstanding debt, a holder of outstanding debt will have 1,058 denominated in U.S. dollars, euro or
Japanese yen, as applicable, of outstanding debt to be restructured pursuant to the APE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The outstanding principal amount of the Peso Notes will be adjusted by the Coeficiente de Estabilizaci&oacute;n de Referencia, the reference stabilization coefficient as calculated by the Central Bank. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As contemplated by Telecom&#146;s debt restructuring plan described in the solicitation
statement, holders of Telecom&#146;s unsecured financial debt may select among three options: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U><B>Option A:</B></U> Step-Up Notes that mature in 2014 (the &#147;Series A Notes&#148;) with an initial interest coupon of 5.53% for Series A Notes denominated in U.S. dollars (4.83% for euro-denominated, 1.93% for
yen-denominated and 3.23% for peso-denominated Series A Notes) from the issuance date through October 15, 2008; and 8% for Series A Notes denominated in U.S. dollars (6.89% for euro-denominated, 3.69% for yen-denominated and 3.42% for peso-
denominated Series A Notes) from October 16, 2008 through October 15, 2014. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each 1,058 aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt, including the principal face amount adjustment, holders who receive Series A Notes will receive consideration that
corresponds to 100% of 1,058. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Holders may elect to receive Series A Notes denominated in the same currency as the outstanding Telecom debt held by them or in US dollars. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Principal will be due and payable in semi-annual installments and will begin amortizing on the Series A Notes commencing on October 15, 2004. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U><B>Option B:</B></U> Step-Up Notes that mature in 2011 (the &#147;Series B Notes&#148;)
with an initial interest coupon of 9.0% from the issuance date through October 15, 2005, 10.0% from October 16, 2005 through October 15, 2008 and 11.0% from October 16, 2008 through October 15, 2011. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each 1,058 aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt, including principal face amount adjustment, holders who receive Series B Notes will receive consideration that
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A maximum of US$1,376 million of principal amount of outstanding debt, including the principal face amount adjustment, may be retired under Option B. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Option C:</U></B> Cash at a price from 740 to 850 per 1,058 principal amount of outstanding debt, including the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A maximum of US$825 million of outstanding principal amount, including the principal face amount adjustment, may be retired under Option C. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The APE solicitation and the execution of the APE is subject to the condition that holders
of Telecom&#146;s outstanding debt elect to retire at least the equivalent of US$300 million of Telecom&#146;s principal amount of outstanding debt including principal face amount adjustment under Option A. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The completion of the APE and the issuance date of the notes will also depend on obtaining
requisite majorities approving the APE (in accordance with the Argentine Bankruptcy Law), the judicial homologation of the APE and additional conditions precedent as described in the Solicitation Statement filed with the Argentine Comisi&oacute;n
Nacional de Valores, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Italian Commissione Nazionale per le Societ&aacute; e la Borsa (&#147;CONSOB&#148;). Pursuant to applicable Argentine law, the Solicitation Statement will be filed with the
Argentine Comisi&oacute;n Nacional de Valores on June 22, 2004. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Telecom&#146;s 99.99% owned subsidiary, Telecom Personal S.A., is proposing to restructure its outstanding financial indebtedness, including intercompany obligations. As of December 31, 2003, Telecom Personal&#146;s unconsolidated
outstanding financial debt and intercompany obligations amounted to the equivalent of US$599 million (including US$27 million principal amount of intercompany obligations owed to Telecom, accrued but unpaid interest, penalties and post-default
interest rate increases). Telecom&#146;s APE is not conditioned upon the completion of the Telecom Personal restructuring. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The offer in Italy is subject to registration with CONSOB and publication of the Italian Solicitation Statement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A registration statement containing the prospectus relating to the notes being issued to U.S.
holders has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus included in the registration statement contains detailed information about Telecom Argentina and its management, as well as its financial statements. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notes issued outside the United States to non-U.S. persons will not be registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), in reliance on the exemption from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any issuance of any of these notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or issuance would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A copy of the registration statement will be available in Luxembourg at the offices of BNP Paribas Securities Services, Luxembourg Branch, 23 Avenue de la Port Neuve, L 2085, Luxembourg. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Telecom Argentina S.A. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pedro Insussarry
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Moira Colombo </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gast&oacute;n Urbina </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(54-11) 4968-3627/3628/3743 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. Incorporated</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MBA Banco de Inversiones S.A.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Carlos Medina</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Diego Steverlynck</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1-212) 761-6520</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(54-11) 4319-5865</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">********* </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telecom is a company incorporated under the laws of Argentina with its registered office
at Alicia Moreau de Justo 50, Piso 10, C1107AAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Telecom is one of Argentina&#146;s two main telecommunications operators. It provides local and long-distance telephony, mobile communications (through its subsidiary Telecom
Personal), data and Internet access services in Argentina. It also operates a mobile license in Paraguay through one of its subsidiaries. Telecom common stock is listed on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange and Telecom ADSs are listed on the New York
Stock Exchange. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">********* </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U><B>Disclaimer:</B></U> This document may contain statements that could constitute
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148;
&#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;future&#148; or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect Telecom&#146;s expected results. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the risks and uncertainties disclosed under the caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-111790) Amendment No. 1 filed by Telecom with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 11, 2004, in Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement (filed with the SEC prior to commencement of the solicitation), and in any additional amendments to such registration statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Telecom undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to forward looking statements which may be made to reflect events and circumstances after
the date of this press release, including, without limitation, changes in Telecom&#146;s business or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are encouraged to consult Telecom&#146;s registration statement on Form F-1 as well as
periodic filings made on Form 6-K, which are filed with or furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: June 21, 2004</FONT></P></TD>
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