ECUADOR'S TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR Paramaribo 2004 Vernica Yerovi - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ECUADOR'S TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR

Paramaribo 2004 Verónica Yerovi A.

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• 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

LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO THE TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

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TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR ENTITIES

National Telecommunication Council (CONATEL) National Radio and Television Broadcasting Council (CONARTEL) National Telecommunication Secretariat (SNT) Office of the Superintendent of Telecommunications (SUPTEL)

REGULATORY FUNCTION EXECUTING AGENCY FOR CONATEL POLICIES OVERSIGHT FUNCTION EXECUTING AGENCY FOR CONARTEL POLICIES

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TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

Telecommunication services fall into four groups:

• End-user services
• Bearer services
• Value-added services
• Resale services

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LICENCES

CONCESSIONS:

End-user services Bearer services Use of frequencies

PERMITS:

Value-added services Private networks

REGISTRATION:

Cybercafés Physical networks (bearers) Spread spectrum

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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 1 500

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FIXED TELEPHONE SERVICE

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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)

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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

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Current tariffs Approved ceilings Difference Registration fee Category A

30.00 44.00 31.82%

Category B

60.00 88.00 31.82%

Category C

60.00 200.00 70.00%

Basic fee Category A

1.20 + 100 minutes 6.90 + 0 minutes 82.61%

Category B

7.00 + 100 minutes 8.60 + 0 minutes 18.60%

Category C

12.00 12.00 0.00%

Usage fees Category A Local

0.003 0.017 82.35%

Regional

0.010 0.027 62.96%

National

0.012 0.056 78.57%

To cellular telephones

0.29 0.290 0.00%

Category B Local

0.015 0.017 11.76%

Regional

0.027 0.027 0.00%

National

0.056 0.056 0.00%

To cellular telephones

0.29 0.29 0.00%

Category C Local

0.024 0.028 14.29%

Regional

0.056 0.056 0.00%

National

0.112 0.112 0.00%

To cellular telephones

0.29 0.29 0.00%

Group 2 (Mexico, USA, Canada)

0.25 0.25 0.00%

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IET- FS / JG / SEPTEMBER 2003

50 000 000 100 000 000 150 000 000 200 000 000 250 000 000 300 000 000 350 000 000 400 000 000 450 000 000 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

CONSOLIDATED TOTAL GROWTH TREND

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE TRAFFIC HANDLED BY ANDINATEL S.A. AND PACIFICTEL S.A., IN MINUTES, 1992 TO 2003

MINUTES PER CALENDAR QUARTER

TOTAL TELEPHONE TRAFFIC

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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IET

• FS / JG /

SEPTEMBER 2003

ECS 0 ECS 5.000.000 ECS 10.000.000 ECS 15.000.000 ECS 20.000.000 ECS 25.000.000 ECS 30.000.000 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

TRAFFIC ENTERING ECUADOR HANDLED BY EMERGING CARRIERS, ACCORDING TO THE FCC

LOST REVENUE FROM BYPASS LOST REVENUE FROM VOIP

Dollar value

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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MOBILE SERVICE TARIFFS

• PAID IN ADVANCE
• USD 0.50
• PAID AFTERWARDS
• USD 0.12
• SHORT MESSAGES

Package Cost Duration 160 messages or e-mails USD 2 + VAT 30 days 300 messages or e-mails USD 5 + VAT 30 days

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Telecommunication policies

• Open competition
• Universal service
• Promoting the development of the

Internet

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Telecommunication policies

• Mandatory interconnection and connection,

thereby guaranteeing connectivity

• Preparating draft legislation to establish service

and network standards

• Promoting convergence

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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

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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.

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FODETEL

FODETEL operates by conducting public competitions aimed at selecting the best qualified person or firm to carry out projects in specific areas,

• n the basis of the smallest direct subsidy or other

selection criteria.

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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.

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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 tele- education, 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.

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Principal lines of strategic action

The National Connectivity Agenda's principal lines

• f strategic action are centred on access

infrastructure, tele-education, telehealth, e-government and e-commerce.