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ALGERIA: ARPT Opened 4G Auction for Bidders

As ENTIRETY has previously informed, the Algerian government was ready to launch an auction  for 4G services in the country. On January 7th, the ARPT (Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications) published on their website the possibility for all interested parties to participate in the auction. Bid has to be sent to […]

LITHUANIA: RRT Published a Spectrum Auction

On January 7th, Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) published on its website an auction of spectrum for wireless telephony and data services use. The auction includes the 880 MHz – 915 MHz and 925 MHz – 960MHz paired frequency ranges, and the 1710 MHz – 1785 MHz and 1805 MHz – 1880 MHz paired bands. […]

BRAZIL: Bureau Veritas Announced the Acquisition of the Brazilian NCC

IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: NONE IMPACT FOR ITE: NONE On January 6th 2016, the global testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas, placed in France , announced an expansion in their Latin American operations by the acquisition of the NCC (Certificações do Brasil), a multiple products certification company located in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. NCC […]

ALGERIA: ARPT Will Launch a 4G Tender

The Algerian Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications (Autorité de régulation de la poste et des télécommunications, ARPT) is ready to launch on January 7th a 4G tender. The bidders will be announced on may 17th and the 4G services for commercial use are expected for the last quarter of 2016. The conditions of the […]

ARGENTINA: AFTIC and AFSCA Merger to Create ENACOM, A New Communications Regulator

IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: NONE IMPACT FOR ITE: NONE As informed last week, and considering the changes to be implemented by the newly elected Argentinian government, the telecommunications entities and media legislation of this country are experiencing a radical change. The new Telecommunications Minister, Oscar Aguad, announced on December 23rd the creation of ENACOM, a new […]

ECUADOR: Organic Telecommunications Law Regulated

With the Executive Decree # 864, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa ratifies the functions that the telecommunication Regulatory bodies in the country will accomplish. According to this new regulation, the “Ministerio de telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información¨ (MINTEL) is the main organization in the sector and they could issue dispositions and ask for […]

ARGENTINA: AFTIC and AFSCA 180 Days Intervention

On December 23rd, 2015, the decree 236/2015 was published in the Argentinian Official Gazette, which establishes the conditions for a 180-day period of intervention of the AFSCA (Autoridad Federal de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual) and the AFTIC (Autoridad Federal de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones). This intervention will generate a report about the current […]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: General Telecommunications Law Under Revision

IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: YES IMPACT FOR ITE: NO INDOTEL, the Dominican Republic Telecoms Regulator announced that they are working on an actualization of the general telecommunications law # 153-98. The new law will reflect the world developments in the ICT sector. INDOTEL also announced that the country will extend the telecoms infrastructure and will build […]

SPAIN: Spectrum In The 2.6 GHz And 3.5 GHz Bands Will Be Auctioned In 2016

IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: YES IMPACT FOR LTE: NONE The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism decided to launch an auction in January 2016 in the 2.6GHz and 3.5GHz bands. The auction process will be complete in March 2016. In the 2.6 GHz band, two blocks of 10MHz will be offered; in the 3.5 GHz […]