In the midst of tension due to the imminent expiration of contracts with telephone companies Conecel (Claro) and Otecel (Movistar), on Wednesday, July 19 in the afternoon lawyer General State (PGE) determined that the Agency for Regulation and Control of Telecommunications (Arcotel) can handle the extension validity period of authorizations, including concession contracts.
PGE’s statement was given in response to Arcotel’s inquiry on July 3, which requested clarification of the application of Article 46 of the Organic Law on Telecommunications (LOT), which refers to the prescription of authorizations for the provision of telecommunications services.
In this regard, the Attorney General Juan Carlos Larrea indicated The Agency “has the authority and duty to adopt the necessary administrative measures to ensure continuity in the provision of services telecommunications and user rights, in all procedures whose foundation and resolution correspond to this until timely and reasoned termination, including those initiated by a request for authorization renewal”.
He added that the decision to extend the contract will be in the “exclusive jurisdiction” of Arcotel, “as an administrative measure aimed at ensuring the continuity of service provision and user rights”.
The query was created considering that they failed to complete the negotiations between the Government and the operator, from 25.5 Arcotel suspended them for 120 days. The contract with Clara expires on August 26, while with Movistar on November 30.
Last week, the Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society, Vianna Maino, in statements for Teleamazon He reported that The government is trying to finalize the signature concession contracts with two private mobile phone companies.
He then said that the amount that companies pay must not be less than what they paid in the first instance and guaranteed that users will not be left without telephone service. At the interview, held on July 12, he predicted the extension of the contract.
The new contract that was signed will have a term of fifteen years, said Maino.
Source: Eluniverso
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