When a citizen of the CAN countries is in the territory of the other three, the same conditions and rates will apply as the country of origin.
Roaming rates for mobile telephony will disappear from Saturday, January 1 within the Andean Community (CAN) that includes Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, a measure that will benefit the 111 million people who inhabit the compound territory. for these four countries.
In this way, Bolivians, Colombians, Ecuadorians and Peruvians will not have to pay any additional surcharge for the international roaming service under the postpaid modality in the Community countries, the international organization reported this Monday in a statement.
The elimination of “roaming” will occur thanks to the entry into force of Decision 854, a supranational regulation approved on February 19, 2020 by the four countries and mandatory.
This rule establishes that, when a citizen of any of the countries of the Andean Community is in the territory of the other three countries, the same conditions and rates will be applied as the country of origin for voice, SMS and data services.
“This historic decision contributes to the efforts of the Andean Community countries to close the digital divide and to fulfill the founding principle of our organization, which is to improve the quality of life of Andean citizens ”, stated the Secretary General of the CAN, Colombian Jorge Hernando Pedraza.
The head of the organization highlighted that the elimination of international “roaming” charges is in addition to the milestones recently reached by the CAN, such as the Andean Migration Statute and the Andean Environmental Charter.
Vehicular circulation
Likewise, Pedraza also highlighted the application of the rule that facilitates the circulation of vehicles for private use by tourists, and the forthcoming implementation of the project that facilitates and digitizes commerce (Intercom).
In 2019, the Andean Community celebrated 50 years of its creation as the The longest-standing integration mechanism in South America, from which other countries such as Chile and Venezuela have formed in previous years.
Among the achievements made during its first half century of existence, the Andean Community has established itself as a zone of free trade and free movement of people and has validated its fiscal schemes to avoid double taxation. (I)
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