Policy Briefs
Broadband in Latin America: Opportunities to reduce tariffs, improve quality and expand service
A new study reveals that prices in Latin America are almost three times as high as those in more developed countries. A 10 percent tariff reduction would result in a nearly 19 percent increase in penetration, equivalent to 4.7 million additional connections in the region.
New Document Series: Policy Briefs
Policy-Briefs, a new series of DIRSI's documents, aims at disseminating the network's research activities.
Tis first set of Policy Briefs includes four documents, each one in Spanish, in Portuguese and in English:
Policy Briefs
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Policy Brief 1
ES: Telefonía móvil: ¿son asequibles los servicios en América Latina?
PT: Telefonia móvel: São acessíveis os serviços na América Latina
EN: Mobile telephony: Are services in Latin America affordable?
Based on:
Promoting widespread access to ICTs: Creating new or managing existing infrastructure
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In Mexico, as in most Latin America countries, the telecommunications sector suffers from limited, unequal and poor-quality access. In its current state, telecommunications infrastructure complicates economic development and social welfare in any country. This paper presents recommendations for addressing this situation, based on a Mexican case study.
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.
Management of the spectrum and development of broadband services: The case of Brazil’s mobile telephony
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This paper describes a case study of Brazil’s micro telecommunications operators or “microtelcos,” a low-cost alternative for expansion of telecommunications services in areas with low population density. It also oers recommendations for encouraging the participation of these operators in the market as a way of promoting universal access and achieving social well-being.
Mobile telephony: Are services in Latin America affordable?
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Mobile telephony has grown spectacularly in Latin America, with penetration currently around 80 percent. But can users afford the service? If we consider the users’ income and compare prices with those in other regions, is mobile telephony in Latin American countries cheap or expensive?
Based on:
Galperin, Hernan. Tariffs and affordability gap of mobile telephony services in Latin America and the Caribbean. Buenos Aires: DIRSI, 2010
