📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), through the General Directorate of Authorizations and Telecommunications, reported that, in the first half of 2023, it issued 506 directorial resolutions of authorization for 141 new radio and television stations and 365 authorization renewals.
These actions, led by Minister Paola Lazarte, allow greater access and continuity of service provision, increasing connectivity and contributing to the efficient use of the radio spectrum.
There are six regions of the country that obtained the most new authorizations: Puno (17.0%), Apurimac (9.2%), Ancash (8.5%), Cusco (8.5%), Arequipa (5.7%) and Ayacucho (5.7%).
Meanwhile, the regions with the highest number of authorization renewals were Cusco (9.0%), Cajamarca (8.8%), Lima (8.2%), Puno (7.9%), Ancash (6.8%) and La Libertad (6.6%).
Likewise, 75.2% of the total new authorizations correspond to services for commercial purposes, 23.4% for educational purposes and 1.4% for community purposes. Similarly, 69% of authorizations for stations for commercial purposes and 31% for educational purposes have been renewed.
The General Directorate of Authorizations and Telecommunications indicates that, thanks to the authorizations, more localities will have access or greater diversity of radio and television services. The validity of these authorizations is ten years and may be renewed provided that they comply with the requirements and conditions established in the Radio and Television Law, and its regulations.
It should be mentioned that 80.1% of the new authorizations were for FM radio, 2.1% for OM radio and 17.7% for VHF television. Along the same lines, 65.8% of the renewed authorizations were for FM radio, 7.1% for OM radio, 20.8% for VHF television and 6.3% for UHF television.
