Case Details

Fibranet, Sociedad Anónima v. Republic of El Salvador (ICSID Case No. ARB/25/6)

Subject of Dispute:

Telecommunications concession/ Telecommunications enterprise
Economic Sector:

Information & Communication
Instrument(s) Invoked:

CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement), CACM - Treaty on Investment and Trade in Services between the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Fibranet, Sociedad Anónima (Guatemalan)
Respondent(s):

Republic of El Salvador (Salvadoran)
Date Registered:

January 23, 2025
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

July 21, 2025

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Niuscha BASSIRI (German, Iranian) - Appointed by the Secretary-General
Arbitrators:

Stephan SCHILL (German) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
J. Christopher THOMAS (Canadian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Eversheds Sutherland, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Washington D.C., U.S.A. and London, U.K.
Fiscalía General de la República de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

December 1, 2025 - The Tribunal issues a procedural order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 55.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
January 23, 2025	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
February 7, 2025	Following appointment by the Claimant, Stephan Schill (German) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
March 4, 2025	Following appointment by the Respondent, J. Christopher Thomas (Canadian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
July 21, 2025	Following appointment by the Secretary-General, Niuscha Bassiri (German/Iranian) accepts her appointment as presiding arbitrator.
July 21, 2025	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Niuscha Bassiri, (German/Iranian) President, appointed by the Secretary-General; Stephan Schill (German), appointed by the Claimant; and J. Christopher Thomas (Canadian), appointed by the Respondent.
October 31, 2025	The parties notify the Tribunal of their agreement to discontinue the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 55.
December 1, 2025	The Tribunal issues a procedural order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 55.