According to experts, the new standard will not encourage the expansion of coverage areas that did not have the infrastructureMARCELA MENDOZA RIOFRÍO
Determine the appropriate legal framework to allow the presence of new competitors that do not need to invest in infrastructure to offer mobile telephony services (known as Mobile Virtual Network Operators), according to experts, will not generate a complete restructuring of the sector and will expand coverage to reach three million people in rural areas who do not have the service as offered by publishing Law No. 30083, which implemented this system.
According to Julio Núñez Ponce, professor of Esan, the law issued last month will help improve the level of price competition by allowing the entry of new operators, but only in areas that already have presence of several competitors. These new operators will rent networks incumbents (Claro and Movistar) and depend on the expansion plans of them. Its limitation is the same as already exists: the lack of adequate infrastructure within the country.
"There are companies interested in this business model, especially department stores that want to offer additional services to their customers, but are not expected to compete head on with incumbents [Claro, Movistar]," adds Carlos Huaman, director of DN Consultants, who estimates that only come to captivate 2% of users.
He added that strict control by the MTC and Osiptel it would be necessary to realize the arrival of serious competitors, with a moderate impact; and avoid 'golondrinos operators' offering extremely low prices and then disappear.
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Osiptel has not received formal requests from companies interested in participating in this market. In Colombia and Chile there are operators that provide these services. Falabella is among voceados to do in Peru.
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