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Argentina: Ombudsman to file lawsuit against ministry Print E-mail
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Argentina's ombudsman Eduardo Mondino intends to sue SeCom, Argentina’s telecommunications ministry, over a resolution on universal service funding.

Mondino's lawsuit relates to resolution 80/2007 that outlines the government’s obligation to establish a fund to finance telecommunications infrastructure in areas with limited coverage. The resolution was published in the official gazette on June 14 and stipulates that the fund must be launched in July.

Mondino criticized the resolution because the operators' obligation to contribute 1% of their revenues to a universal service fund technically commenced with decree 764, published in 2001. Mondino estimates that operators owe US$ 241 million for the time between the 2001 decree and the 2007 fund resolution, yet there is no mention of this figure in SeCom's 2007 resolution.

Source: Business News Americas - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.