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Peru: New quality standards could lead to increased mobile prices Print E-mail
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, has proposed changes to quality of service measurement for the mobile sector which could lead to increased mobile prices.

Mobile operator Claro's general manager Humberto Chavez said that to meet the minimum requirements proposed by Osiptel, operators would have to significantly expand their networks. The costs of expansion would be transferred to consumers, Chavez said.

Osiptel proposed new quality standards, including measuring dropped calls and uncompleted calls by taking measurements at base stations every hour. The regulator also proposed measuring the time required to connect a call, the time it takes for an SMS to reach its destination, as well as setting a minimum acceptable level of reception a customer should experience within a concession area. Operators failing to meet the new requirements could face sanctions. A 30-day public consultation period was initiated by Osiptel when the proposed new standards were released earlier in September.

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