Chile, Brazil and Argentina are currently in the process of choosing a digital television standard - Americas Regulatory Perspective / Vol. 6, Issue 8, Special Edition.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38119) has announced the addition of Americas Regulatory Perspective / Vol. 6, Issue 8, Special Edition to their offering. In this special edition Perspective, we provide a brief update on major regulatory developments that have occurred since the publication of our September 2005 Regulatory Roundup. We cover the following countries in this issue: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. , El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The region continues to see heavy regulatory activity not only in the larger markets, but also in smaller ones. In Central America, the region's trade agreement with the United States currently dominates the regulatory picture, providing impetus for telecommunications market liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . . However, the final success of the free trade agreement is far from assured, as liberal-minded politicians must carefully navigate privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned processes and potential voter backlash. In the larger economies, regulators are starting to address new technologies. Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela are all in the process of auctioning 3.5GHz spectrum, which will likely be used by WiMAX-based operators, or have already done so. Many countries are also beginning to address the issue of voice over IP (VoIP) traffic. Brazil and Peru's regulators have taken a laissez-faire approach, while Colombia forbids the provision of the service without a long-distance license. In Chile, the issue will be resolved in the courts. Finally, Chile, Brazil and Argentina are currently in the process of choosing a digital television standard. Chances of a harmonized standard across the region look slim, however, as Chile will choose either the American (ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. ) system or the European (DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. ) one, and Brazil will choose the Japanese (ISDB ISDB Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (Japan) ISDB International Society of Drug Bulletins ISDB Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind ISDB International Sectoral Data Base (OECD) ) standard. This lack of harmonization extends also to intra-country regulatory issues. In general, Latin American regulators continue to lose power vis-a-vis other governmental agencies and executive branches, with Mexico and Chile as the lone exceptions. Sadly for the region, the process looks to continue for the time being. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38119 Source: Pyramid Research |
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