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1 ECUADOR'S TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR Paramaribo 2004 Verónica Yerovi A. 1
2 LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO THE TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR Special Telecommunication Act Act to reform the Special Telecommunication Act Act for the Economic Transformation of Ecuador Radio and Television Broadcasting Act Act to reform the Radio and Television Broadcasting Act LEGAL FRAMEWORK 2
3 TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR ENTITIES REGULATORY FUNCTION National Telecommunication Council (CONATEL) National Radio and Television Broadcasting Council (CONARTEL) National Telecommunication Secretariat (SNT) EXECUTING AGENCY FOR CONATEL POLICIES Office of the Superintendent of Telecommunications (SUPTEL) EXECUTING AGENCY FOR CONARTEL POLICIES OVERSIGHT FUNCTION 3
4 TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES Telecommunication services fall into four groups: End-user services Bearer services Value-added services Resale services 4
5 LICENCES CONCESSIONS: End-user services Bearer services Use of frequencies PERMITS: Value-added services Private networks REGISTRATION: Cybercafés Physical networks (bearers) Spread spectrum 5
6 OPERATORS SERVICE REGIME OPERATORS Fixed telephone service Competition 7 (3) Mobile telephone service Competition 3 Bearer services Competition 14 Trunk systems Competition 7 Value-added services Competition 120 (60) Cybercafés Competition
7 FIXED TELEPHONE SERVICE 7
8 TARIFF REGULATION Provision of a service subject to payment of tariffs regulated under the corresponding contracts Special affordable tariffs for low-income segments of the population Criteria for setting tariffs Approval procedures (for public services) 8
9 TARIFF REGULATION The following services are subject to tariff ceilings: Fixed telephone service Mobile telephone service The following services are not subject to tariff ceilings: Bearer services Trunk systems Value-added services 9
10 Current tariffs Approved ceilings Difference Registration fee Category A % Category B % Category C % Basic fee Category A minutes minutes 82.61% Category B minutes minutes 18.60% Category C % Usage fees Category A Local % Regional % National % To cellular telephones % Category B Local % Regional % National % To cellular telephones % Category C Local % Regional % National % To cellular telephones % Group 2 (Mexico, USA, Canad % 10
11 TOTAL TELEPHONE TRAFFIC MINUTES PER CALENDAR QUARTER INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE TRAFFIC HANDLED BY ANDINATEL S.A. AND PACIFICTEL S.A., IN MINUTES, 1992 TO CONSOLIDATED TOTAL GROWTH TREND OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IET- FS / JG / SEPTEMBER
12 TRAFFIC ENTERING ECUADOR HANDLED BY EMERGING CARRIERS, ACCORDING TO THE FCC Dollar value ECS ECS LOST REVENUE FROM BYPASS ECS ECS ECS LOST REVENUE FROM VOIP ECS ECS OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IET - FS / JG / SEPTEMBER
13 MOBILE SERVICE TARIFFS PAID IN ADVANCE USD 0.50 PAID AFTERWARDS USD 0.12 SHORT MESSAGES Package Cost Duration 160 messages or s USD 2 + VAT 30 days 300 messages or s USD 5 + VAT 30 days 13
14 Telecommunication policies Open competition Universal service Promoting the development of the Internet 14
15 Telecommunication policies Mandatory interconnection and connection, thereby guaranteeing connectivity Preparating draft legislation to establish service and network standards Promoting convergence 15
16 Universal service Establishing the Fund for Telecommunication Development in Rural and Marginal Urban Areas (FODETEL) Formulating the Universal Service Plan Including public services (fixed and mobile telephone service) under universal service 16
17 FODETEL FODETEL is a fund set up to assist rural and marginal urban areas not covered by the expansion plans of service providers approved by CONATEL or under existing licences. To finance this fund, all telecommunication service providers holding a licence are required each year to contribute the equivalent of 1 per cent of their service revenues from the previous year. 17
18 FODETEL FODETEL operates by conducting public competitions aimed at selecting the best qualified person or firm to carry out projects in specific areas, on the basis of the smallest direct subsidy or other selection criteria. 18
19 Telecommunication policy Promoting the development of the Internet Encouraging the use of the Internet as a tool for furthering Ecuador's cultural, social, political and economic development. 19
20 Connectivity Agenda The objective of the Connectivity Agenda is "to develop infrastructure that will give people access to information and communication technologies (ICTs), in every part of Ecuador, so that they may share in the benefits of the knowledge society". To this end, special technical committees may be set up to devise national programmes in such fields as teleeducation, telemedicine, e-commerce, connectivity infrastructure and e-government. The ultimate aim is to evolve into an information and knowledge society and to guarantee the right to access these information and communication technologies and use them in a fair and democratic way. 20
21 Principal lines of strategic action The National Connectivity Agenda's principal lines of strategic action are centred on access infrastructure, tele-education, telehealth, e-government and e-commerce. 21
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