PERU

摘要

The Universal Service Fund of Peru, FITEL, has designed a project called Provision of Voice and Data services through Broadband for rural localities of Peru - Broadband in Isolated Localities, or BAS, which will be awarded soon to an operator that deploys broadband infrastructure and offers public telephony, residential telephony, and access to Internet under a 20 year license. The project will benefit approximately 1.5 million inhabitants located in 3,852 isolated rural localities distributed in 24 regions ( departments ). FITEL is funded by payments of 1 % of gross revenues billed and earned by telecom operators in Peru. FITEL finances telecommunications projects in rural areas through subsidies given to private operators. After the technical requirements of a project are specified, projects are awarded through public tenders. Projects are awarded based upon price and ability to meet requirements. Since 2007, FITEL has been under the direction of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC).