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Peru to open spectrum auction for 1700 MHz – 2100 MHz bands

Peru‘s state agency for promoting private investment, ProInversión, has announced that it is starting a bidding process for two blocks of spectrum in bands between 1700 MHz and 2100MHz. The spectrum is intended for telecommunications services and will last 20 years, with possibility of renewal.

The main proposal is to increase broadband, since these bands in were identified by The International Telecommunication Union for use in 4G mobile services.

The concession contracts include coverage and spectrum use goals and obligations, including free Internet service to educational institutions.

The two blocks of spectrum are block A, which covers 1710 MHz – 1730 MHz and 2110MHz – 2130 MHz; and block B, which covers 1730 MHz – 1750 MHz and 2130 MHz – 2150 MHz. The block C (1750 MHz – 1770 MHz and 2150 MHz – 2170 MHz) will not be tendered at this time.

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Roberta Prescott
Roberta Prescott
Editor, Americasrprescott@rcrwireless.com Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders. Roberta has worked as an IT and telecommunication journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. In July 2006, Prescott was promoted to be the editor-in-chief, and, beyond the magazine and website, was in charge for all ICT products, such as IT events and CIO awards. In mid-2010, she was promoted to the position of executive editor, with responsibility for all the editorial products and content of IT Mídia. Prescott has worked as a journalist since 1998 and has three journalism prizes. In 2009, she won, along with InformationWeek Brasil team, the press prize 11th Prêmio Imprensa Embratel. In 2008, she won the 7th Unisys Journalism Prize and in 2006 was the editor-in-chief when InformationWeek Brasil won the 20th media award Prêmio Veículos de Comunicação. She graduated in Journalism by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, has done specialization in journalism at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain, 2003) and Master in Journalism at IICS – Universidad de Navarra (Brazil, 2010) and MBA – Executive Education at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.