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Chile (country telecoms regulation overview)
Market Study
Published: May 2010
Pages: 14
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Research from: Ovum Research and Consultancy
Sector: Networks & Infrastructure
Chile continues to have one of the highest broadband connection rates in South and Central America (9.82%). The government’s policy to promote broadband use through the resources of the Telecommunications Development Fund has shown good results. Chile’s high broadband penetration level is set to continue to rise after the establishment of bitstream access regulated charges in the incumbent’s network.
In the mobile market, Chile finally caught up with other neighbors such as Brazil and Argentina and allocated 3G licenses. The auction results will affect not only the mobile market but also the fixed and pay-TV markets. VTR, one of the auction winners, is Telefonica’s biggest rival in the Chilean fixed market. VTR will now be able to offer quad-play services while the incumbent currently only offers triple-play.
Another important development in the mobile market in 2009 was the establishment of a number portability technical committee to manage both mobile and fixed number portability in Chile. Subtel, the Chilean regulator, expects number portability (already available in five Latin American countries) to be available in Chile by 2011, with fixed number portability (FNP) implementation taking place only after mobile number portability (MNP) implementation is finalized.
In the fixed market, signs of competition improvement were underlined by the decision to withdraw some of the retail tariff regulations in place, at the request of the Chilean anti-trust tribunal.
In the mobile market, Chile finally caught up with other neighbors such as Brazil and Argentina and allocated 3G licenses. The auction results will affect not only the mobile market but also the fixed and pay-TV markets. VTR, one of the auction winners, is Telefonica’s biggest rival in the Chilean fixed market. VTR will now be able to offer quad-play services while the incumbent currently only offers triple-play.
Another important development in the mobile market in 2009 was the establishment of a number portability technical committee to manage both mobile and fixed number portability in Chile. Subtel, the Chilean regulator, expects number portability (already available in five Latin American countries) to be available in Chile by 2011, with fixed number portability (FNP) implementation taking place only after mobile number portability (MNP) implementation is finalized.
In the fixed market, signs of competition improvement were underlined by the decision to withdraw some of the retail tariff regulations in place, at the request of the Chilean anti-trust tribunal.