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Policies for the creation of telecommunications infrastructure in Mexico: A critique
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A Policy Brief based on this paper is available here >>>
National Plan for Broadband Development in Peru: DIRSI's comments
As part of the elaboration of the National Broadband Plan in Peru, the multisectoral commission in charge frequently issues reports and requests for comments.
The proposal for differentiated charges and the sustainability of rural networks in Peru
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The development of mobile telephony will inevitably force fixed telephony providers to relocate their installations in other rural communities, which implies transaction costs for the rural operator because of the need to renegotiate and to learn about the new communities in which it will offer its services.
A comprehensive regulatory approach to rural telephony in Peru
Rural telephone networks deployed in Peru since 1998 and funded by the universal access fund (Fondo de Inversión en Telecomunicaciones - FITEL) are at a critical moment, facing severe sustainability problems. In response Peru's regulator -OSIPTEL- proposed a system of differentiated interconnection charges, depending on whether the network was urban or rural, and called for a public consultation.
Study on Number Portability in Dominican Republic
The introduction of number portability is considered an important milestone for the promotion of competition in telephone markets. Nevertheless, few studies have documented the challenges associated with its implementation or its real impact on sector performance, especially in Latin America. To a large extent this lack of evidence is because it is a recent phenomena – to date only the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Mexico and Peru have implemented number portability, while Chile, Colombia and Argentina are in the process of implementation.
Tender offer of dark fiber on Mexico's backbone: a solution that generates an artificial shortage
In response to the public consultation of Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE - Federal Electricity Commission) on the tender of two dark fiber strands on the telecommunications network, DIRSI’s researchers prepared a document which analyzes and criticizes the government’s proposal. In addition, it discusses other alternatives for public policies, together with their underlying economic models.
Tender proposal of CFE’s owned dark fiber
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Título original: Propuesta de licitación de la fibra oscura propiedad de la CFE - Solución que genera escasez artificial, tanto presente como futura
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This document analyses a proposal of the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Communication and Transport Secretariat – SCT) for putting the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Commision of Electricity - CFE) existing telecommunications transmision infrastructure on the market.
Colombia: ¿Does ICT investment increase manufacturing productivity?
Luis Gutiérrez, a DIRSI researcher in Colombia, is conducting research to determine the relationship between investment in ICT and productivity in Colombia's manufacturing sector. Preliminary results were presented during a seminar on ICT and innovation held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 14 and 15 October.
Telecommunications: services with positive effects for facing the crisis: impact of the IEPS proposal for taxing telecom services
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Original Title: Telecomunicaciones: Servicios con efectos positivos para enfrentar la crisis: los impactos de la nueva propuesta de IEPS a los servicios de telecomunicaciones
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This report argues that the inclusion of marginalized sectors is a State obligation that generates positive externalities that are much broader than network externalities and, therefore, inclusion should be sought through two fundamental policies:
The impact of the proposed tax on telecommunications services in Mexico
Mexico's telecommunication regulator, the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones de México - COFETEL, held a public consultation on the principles that should govern the cost models that will be used to establish interconnection tariffs between public telecom network operators.
