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As announced a few months ago the Ministry of Transport and Communications MTC modified the maximum limit that operating companies can use from the payment for the use of the radio spectrum to promote the deployment of infrastructure in rural areas and places of preferential social interest.Thus through Ministerial Resolution No. 0613-2023-MTC01.03 the Coefficient of Infrastructure Expansion andor Technological Improvement of Infrastructure CEI is increased from 40 to 60 of the estimated collection of the annual fee.The mechanism implemented by the MTC seeks to reduce the telecommunications infrastructure gap and increase access to mobile services telephony and 4G internet in population centers that currently do not have this technology.This measure which is known as a coverage fee has allowed operators to deploy telecommunications infrastructure and bring 4G mobile services in areas whose population did not have these services For this reason the ceiling is increased considering its impact on reducing the digital divide.The acceptance of operators to the coverage fee regime from 2018 to 2022 has allowed more than 600 population centers to have commitments to install infrastructure and provide 4G mobile services. With the recently approved regulations up to 350 new localities that lack these services can be served.FactAccording to the estimate made by the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications OSIPTEL of the total cellular base stations planned for 2025 as of September 2022 only 43 are available with 57 of cellular base stations remaining to be implemented nationwide Evidence in addition that in the regions of Ica Arequipa La Libertad Ucayali Lambayeque Lima and Callao the percentage of infrastructure pending implementation is more than 60.
