Chile - Telecom Market Trends, Key Statistics & Regulatory Overview

Synopsis

Chile is viewed as a role model by the international business community for its competitive free market approach. The country’s telecom sector is one of the most developed in Latin America, with a state-of-the-art infrastructure and regulatory system. Even while the country’s GDP was contracting during the global economic crisis, the telecom sector continued to expand. The 2010 outlook is promising, the country having rebounded well from its mild recession. The government has several regulatory projects in the pipeline, including number portability – which is scheduled for launch before end-2010 – and a bill on network neutrality and the Internet. This report provides an overview of Chile’s telecom sector and regulatory environment, accompanied by statistical data, analyses, and outlook.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Country overview
  
• 4. General outlook
  
• 5. Overview of Chile’s telecom market
  
• 6. Telecom market trends
  
• 7. Regulatory environment
  
  • 7.1 Background
    
  • 7.2 Regulatory authorities
    
    • 7.2.1 Subtel
      
    • 7.2.2 Competition authorities
      
  • 7.3 Privatisation
    
  • 7.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Chile
    
  • 7.5 Telecommunications Development Fund
    
  • 7.6 Rural and community projects
    
  • 7.7 Foreign investment
    
  • 7.8 Multicarrier system
    
  • 7.9 Tariffs
    
  • 7.10 Number portability
    
  • 7.11 Interconnect
    
  • 7.12 Access
    
• 8. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2009
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2009
• Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2009
• Table 4 – Broadband statistics – 2009
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2009
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 7 – Evolution of GDP in Chile – 2000-2010