Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION

June 30, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The certification set forth below is being submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Carlos Felices, the Chief Executive Officer and Valerio Cavallo, the Chief Financial Officer of Telecom Argentina S.A. (“Telecom”) each certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. this Annual Report on Form 20-F (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Telecom.

	/s/ CARLOS FELICES
	Name: Carlos Felices
	Chief Executive Officer

	/s/ VALERIO CAVALLO
	Name: Valerio Cavallo
	Chief Financial Officer