Exhibit 24
EXHIBIT

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Guillermo Pardo, Neil Goodman and Darren
Skinner, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of IMPSAT Fiber
Networks, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;
(2)        do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)        take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of August, 2004.

/s/ Marcelo Girotti
Name: Marcelo Girotti
Title:    Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing

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GIROTTI MARCELO 4/A