📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and the company Viettel Perú S.A.C. signed concession contracts for the AWS-3 and 2.3 GHz Radio Spectrum Band projects, which will allow the improvement and expansion of 4G mobile services in rural areas nationwide.
In this way, 3825 rural localities will have the services in question, for which an investment of around 600 million dollars will be deployed. The winning company of the public concession tender, assumed the commitment of speed of coverage. Therefore, only in the first year of validity of the contract, 86% of the localities will be served, while the remaining group, 14%, will have it in the second year.
"Internet access is of substantial importance in people's economic growth and quality of life. In that sense, from the MTC we focus our efforts on the sustained development of connectivity, mainly in rural or remote areas that are still waiting for telecommunications services," said Raúl Pérez Reyes, Minister of Transport and Communications.
It should be noted that, of the more than 3800 locations, more than 50% of them did not have connectivity and, with the signing of the contracts, the 4G service is assured. Likewise, 45% of the localities, which will benefit from these commitments, belong to the Peruvian jungle, 33% to the mountains and 22% to the coast.
"Today is a day to celebrate, but also to renew our commitment to technical, articulated and transparent work for the benefit of citizens. From the MTC, we are committed to promoting policies, public interventions and regulatory measures that promote private investment that positively impacts the lives of thousands of Peruvians," said the head of the MTC.
The signing ceremony also included the executive director of ProInversión, José Antonio Salardi; the Deputy Minister of Communications, Carla Sosa Vela; the legal representative of the company Viettel Peru S.A.C, Benjamín Astete, and the technical teams of Proinversión and the MTC.
