Operators demand to leave the next government auction to promote better mobile services

Asomóvil, which brings together Claro, Movistar and Tigo Une, claimed that it was not appropriate to carry out this process in "forced marches", after the Super-industry had recommended to clarify several points of the "rules of" Before proceeding to the auction. "

The mobile operators' guild Asomóvil, which brings together Claro, Movistar and Tigo Une, asked the current government to let the spectrum auction in the hands of the incoming administration, which is the invisible "road" through which travel communications. The most coveted under this offer is the 700 MHz band, recall that the process, in which "blocks" "of frequencies allocated to companies to operate and deploy communications services, was considered fundamental. improve quality and mobile coverage through fourth-generation (4G) technology in the country and thereby promote the reduction of urban-rural gaps.

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The private consider that "in a process of such magnitude and being less than 27 days from the beginning of the new government, it is not appropriate to define hastily and unambiguously the conditions of the auction ". They add that the demands they made to strengthen investment in the sector, such as easing access to 4G mobile phones, have not been finalized. On this, the Communications Regulatory Commission has announced that it will make a decision during this month.

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Asomóvil ruled next auction after experiencing the concept of the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC), in terms of competition, with regard to the new process. The great conclusion of this concept is that the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MINTIC) needs to clarify several points of tender documents, take action and take precautions to promote competition and avoid the risk of collusion. [19659006] In his statement, the badociation of operators also claims the "good practices" around the process: "We lack the prudent application of the principle of transparency, because to date the industry does not not know the definitive terms and conditions of the aforementioned resolution. The ministry released two versions for comments, but did not give a formal answer to the industry's doubts. "

Asomóvil stresses that other needs of the sector were pending, such as the convergent regulator and the extension of licenses to 20. These proposals have tried to go through the Congress of the Republic, but, in Because of the substantial changes that the Government, the rapporteur, Senator Mario Fernández, has made on the project, the same government has withdrawn the proposal.To advance a regulator in line with new technologies and forms of consumption will already fall on the next government.

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For the moment, Mintic n & # 39; Has not ruled on Asomovil's request nor on the expected CIS concept.

700 MHz and 1900 MHz spectrum auctions, details began to be known in 2015. This year is it you? rmined "cleaning" (move from other actors present in the frequencies) bands, so that they were ready to be delivered. The process was to start in 2016, but publicly it did not happen before 2017.

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