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Table of Contents

PREAMBLE .................................................................................................................................... 1

I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 2

1.1 BRIEF HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE BLUE BOOK ................................................................... 2
1.2 GLOBALIZATION, ASP ECTS, AND CONSEQUENCES IN THE REGION ................................................ 3
1.3 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND CONVERGENCE ........................................................................ 3

2. THE ROLE OF THE NATI ONAL STATE ................................................................................ 5

2.1 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (MONTERREY, 2004)................. 5
2.2 PUBLIC POLICIES AND LEGAL CERTAINTY................................................................................ 5
2.3 PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICIES................................................................................ 6
2.4 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRODUCTION, GROWTH, AND EMPLOYMENT ............................................. 7
2.5 NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATION ............................................................................ 7

2.5.1 The need for national legislation for the telecommunication and information sector ............... 7
2.5.2 General considerations .................................................................................................... 8
2.5.3 Principles to be taken into account in telecommunication legislation .................................... 8
2.6 THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY............................................................................................ 10

3. THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR .............................................................................. 13

3.1 THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS A FORCE DRIVING GROWTH .............................................................. 13
3.2 INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION................................................... 13
3.3 THE ROLE OF LARGE, MEDIUM, AND SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISE ................................................ 14
3.4 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESP ONSIBILITY.................................................................................... 15

4. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................. 17

4.1 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 17
4.2 PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 17
4.3 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON NATIONAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT
EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................................... 18

5. REGULATION AND DEREGULATION................................................................................ 21

5.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 21
5.2 COMPETITIVE SERVICES AND FACILITIES-BASED COMPETITION ................................................ 24
5.3 PUBLIC/SOCIAL INTEREST ................................................................................................... 26
5.4 UNIVERSAL ACCESS/SERVICE .............................................................................................. 27
5.5 DEVELOPMENT OF UNSERVED AREAS................................................................................... 29
5.6 ISSUES FOR SETTING RATES AND THEIR IMPACT ...................................................................... 29
5.7 METHOD OF COST DETERMINATION...................................................................................... 30
5.8 BASIC AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERCONNECTION ............................................................. 31

5.8.1 General conditions for interconnection ............................................................................ 31
5.8.2 Quality of service.......................................................................................................... 31
5.8.3 Technical requirements.................................................................................................. 32
5.8.4 Sharing means and implementation of the interconnection ................................................. 32
5.8.5 The interconnection contract .......................................................................................... 32
5.8.6 Interconnection tariffs and network access fees................................................................. 33
5.9 COMMON USE OF INFRAST RUCTURE ACCESS AND USE OF PUBLIC PROPERT Y AND RIGHTS OF WAY .. 34
5.9.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................... 34
5.9.2 Principles .................................................................................................................... 34
5.10 SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................. 35
5.10.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 35
5.10.2 Spectrum management policies ................................................................................... 35
5.10.3 Regulation of spectrum use in a competitive market....................................................... 36
5.10.4 Attribution and coordinated use of the spectrum in Region 2 (Americas) .......................... 37
5.10.5 Spectrum control and monitoring ................................................................................ 37