Latin American Telecom Changes: Learning from Mexico and Brazil

摘要

This time last year there were so many telecom activities and opportunities in Mexico and Latin America that it was difficult to keep track of them all. In the past year, many expected events have come to pass with exciting results: Brazil privatized Telebras and awarded its B-band cellular licenses; Mexico completed its wireless PCS auctions; Chile approved the CTC acquisition and consolidation of long-distance carrier VTR; Argentina decided to eliminate the Telefonica and Telecom Argentina monopolies in 1999; Peru and Telefonica agreed to end the national monopoly a year early and autho-rized several long-distance competitors; Venezuela elected a new president, hoping to reverse its economic slide; and Ecuador and Paraguay are again talking about privatizing their national carriers.