Peru in WiMAX regulatory row

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Peru's transport and communications ministry (MTC) is currentlyconsidering a proposal to regulate WiMAX services, although the country's telecoms regulator Osiptel has weighed inagainst the proposal, local daily El Comercio says.

Osiptel believes that until the country's WiMAX infrastructure is expanded from its current level, there is no need for the government to establish regulations for its use, which would confine the technology to license-exempt spectrum.

If it does become necessary to introduce WiMAX regulation, Osiptel will need to analyze the issue in order to determine whether this should be done at the infrastructure or final service level, the regulator said.

Tele-Cable and Americatel operate pre-WiMAX networks in Peru.