📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), through the National Telecommunications Program (Pronatel), reported that during the first quarter of the year, a total of 536,338 Internet service accesses were made through the Connect Jungle initiative, which aims to reduce the digital divide and promote digital literacy in rural areas of the Peruvian Amazon.
According to the data provided, the Loreto region tops the list with 68.1% of connections, followed by Ucayali, Amazonas and Madre de Dios, with the remaining 31.9%. These connections are carried out in 1316 beneficiary public institutions, including schools (1212) and health posts (104).
The Deputy Minister of Communications, Carla Sosa Vela, highlighted the importance of this initiative in the educational and health development of Amazonian communities. "With Conecta Selva, we are providing Internet access to educational and health institutions in jungle regions, democratizing Internet access and generating more opportunities for educational, social and economic development," he said.
Of the total figure for the first quarter, 96.7% corresponds to schools, which allows greater opportunities for student development, while the remaining 3.3% corresponds to health posts. The towns of Nuevo Jerusalem de Erene and Huapapa, both in the Loreto region, were the ones that led the connections with 3596 and 2803, respectively.
As it is recalled, to make Conecta Selva possible, the MTC contracts satellite Internet service and provides access to 1034 population centers in the regions of Loreto, Ucayali, Amazonas and Madre de Dios. In this regard, the MTC reaffirms its commitment to continue expanding Internet coverage and access throughout the country, promoting the development and digital inclusion of all communities and places of preferential social interest.
