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In order to reduce the digital divide in the country and achieve more coverage of mobile services, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) recently proposed the modification of the Regulations of the Telecommunications Law, which will allow more localities in rural and preferential areas social interest enjoy mobile Internet.
The MTC proposal proposes new infrastructure models to provide 4G services, encouraging mobile operators to deploy new cellular base stations in locations without coverage. To do this, a greater appreciation of the radio spectrum would be incorporated and, consequently, better use of it.
“After rigorous technical work, we published the regulatory proposal that will allow operating companies to implement modern infrastructure and service provision in shorter times than the public investment cycle. With this, we seek to reduce the connectivity gap in the country, mainly in rural areas that are still waiting for telecommunications services,” said the Vice Minister of Communications, Carla Sosa.
This measure seeks to ensure that, by updating the fee regulations for the use of the radio spectrum, operating companies implement mobile services infrastructure, even in towns with populations of less than 500 inhabitants and that do not have electricity.
For this purpose, it encourages the incorporation of more efficient network models, which consider solar panels and not only fiber optic links, but also microwave and satellite links for the most remote areas.
It should be noted that the MTC estimates that with the measure, more than 300 cellular base stations can be installed by 2024 with 4G technology.
The proposal was published in the official newspaper El Peruano, through Ministerial Resolution No. 1387-2023-MTC/01, and is available, for comments and suggestions from citizens, on the MTC institutional portal: https:// goo .su/tmiD , until next October 16.
