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Latin America Fixed Wireless Broadband Regulatory Issues. By: Andres F. Rodriguez. Driving Fixed Wireless Broadband in Latin America. Liberalization and convergence. Spectrum allocation. High leased line prices and delay. Last Mille Bottleneck. Internet
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Latin America Fixed Wireless Broadband Regulatory Issues • By: Andres F. Rodriguez
Driving Fixed Wireless Broadband in Latin America Liberalization and convergence Spectrum allocation High leased line prices and delay Last Mille Bottleneck Internet grow
Internet Grow 1999 Source: ITU
Internet Accounts Grow Latin America Source: IDC
Competition in Latin America Source: ITU
Incumbent participation on the Internet Market Source: ITU
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Source: Pyramid Research Neither Privatized or Liberalized Liberalized not Privatized Privatized, Not Liberalized Privatized and Liberalized Liberalization schedule Source and design:Pyramid Research
Latin American Regulators Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Venezuela Government Cuba Fiscal Control Costa Rica Dominican Republic Congress
Regulations affecting Fixed Wireless Broadband • Spectrum allocation • Services licensing and regulations • Local and long distance voice • Data and Internet • VoIP • Convergence ( TV + others) • Access regulations (to building)
CITEL recommendations (March 2000)LMDS/LMCS: • 25.25 - 27.5 Ghz (recommendation ITU) • 27.5 - 28.35 Ghz (priority over satellite) • 29.1 - 29.25 Ghz • 31.0 - 31.3 Ghz
10.5 Ghz • Argentina • Brazil (*) • Colombia • Mexico • Peru (*)
11 Ghz • Brazil • Colombia 13 Ghz • Peru
15 Ghz • Brazil • Mexico • Brazil • Colombia • Peru 18 Ghz
23 Ghz • Argentina • Brazil (*) • Colombia • Mexico • Peru (*) • Venezuela (*)
24 Ghz • Argentina • Colombia 26 Ghz • Peru • Uruguay (*) • (EUROPA)
28 Ghz • Argentina • Brazil (*) • Chile (*) • Colombia • Mexico (*) • Uruguay (*) • Venezuela
38 Ghz • Argentina • Brazil • Colombia • Mexico • Peru
Latin AmericaLocal Loop Exclusivity Source: ITU
Local Loop Monopoly or exclusivity Argentina Brasil Chile Colombia Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Peru Bolivia Costa Rica Cuba Ecuador Honduras Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Uruguay Venezuela Competition
Problem:lacking convergence regulationThe Brazilian case • Domestic provision of TV programming: • CABLE TV(164 licenses) • MMDS (51 licenses) • DTH (9 licenses) • Delivering mainly audio and TV
The Brazilian Case (II) • MMDS Legislation: • General Telecommunications Law • Cable Law (8.977/95) • Cable Regulations (Rule 13/96 and Dec. 2.206/97) • MMDS Regulation (Rule 002/94 ver.97) • Special Services Regulations (Dec. 2.196/97) • DTH Regulation (Rule 008/97)
The Brazilian Case (III) • November 1999 • Regulation that established the rules for High Speed Internet Access over (Mass Communications Services to Subscriber MCSS (Cable TV, MMDS and DTH). • February 2000 • ANATEL decided to auction telephony licenses where there is no effective competition. • Mid 2000
The Brazilian Case (IV) • Revision of Pay TV regulations: regulating services NO technologies • FUTURE-LMDS: regulation as a convergence system
Fixed Wireless Broadband “Regulation for convergence” • Data+ • Internet + • Local Telephone + • Long Distance Telephone + • TV