📋 Tender Overview
Measure seeks to encourage more connectivity in rural areas.In order to reduce the digital gap and bring more connectivity to the rural areas of the country, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) has been updating the way to calculate the fee paid by companies for the use of the radio spectrum to provide the fixed satellite service, referred to numeral 1 of article 231 of the Single Ordered Text of the General Regulation of the Telecommunications Law.
To date, the collection of this fee is done according to the number of satellite stations that each company has, without differentiating its size or bandwidth used. With the new standard, the MTC would introduce a technical threshold that would allow a more fair and proportional scheme to be applied.
In this way, companies with few stations will continue to pay under the traditional method, while those with greater number of stations will use a formula that considers technical parameters, such as the bandwidth they use, the frequencies in which they operate and the type of service they provide.
This change in the calculation methodology seeks to encourage more operators to install satellite stations in the farthest locations, where Internet and telephony access remains limited. By offering a more transparent and predictable collection scheme, companies can better plan their investments and expand their coverage towards communities that today lack connectivity.
To date, the proposal is under evaluation of the Multisectoral Commission of Regulatory Quality (CMCR) and it is planned to have the final opinion for the fortnight of October.
The MTC reaffirms its commitment to boost the deployment of satellite technology and to promote equitable digital inclusion. It seeks to ensure that more and more Peruvians, especially those who live in rural or difficult areas, have quality telecommunications services that improve their education, health and development opportunities.
