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DIAGNOSTIC REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL ROAMING BASED ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE
ON INTERNATIONAL ROAMING SERVICES

Table 3 shows projections regarding the call for bids for the free bands in each
country. The bands soonest to be tendered in several countries are the 1.7 GHz, 2.1
GHz, and 2.5 GHz bands The Table also shows whether future calls for bids will be for
an expansion of bands now in use or whether they will be for bands tendered for the
first time.

Table N° 3: Projections Based on the Call for Bids for Bands for Mobile
Telephony – 2012

MHz PERU BRAZIL EL VENEZUELA CHILE GUATEMALA HONDURAS PANAMA COSTA ECUADOR COLOMBIA
(*) (*) SALVADOR RICA

450 New
700 New New
1700 New New New
2100
1800 Expansion Expansion New New New
1900 New n.i.
2600 New n.i Expansion n.i.
3500 New Expansion
New
New New Expansion

New New Expansion

New

Source: Replies submitted by countries / Information from Cullen International / Report on inadvertent roaming (R.
Gold).

(*) Peru and Brazil as of 2013.
Prepared in house.

Additionally, the replies forwarded by six countries3 on zoning in the country for the
establishment of rate areas indicated that the existence of flat rate national mobile
plans. Chile and Peru indicate that they have a single national area because they have
implemented a Virtual Mobile Area, replacing the domestic long distance concept.

Venezuela is a special case: although there is a single national zone for the mobile
service, MOVILNET, the state operator, has divided the country into four rate areas.
However, no reasons or details were provided.

Interestingly, none of the countries that submitted information have internal
borders, so that logically, they would not have national roaming, as will be described
below. Ecuador and Chile are the only exceptions. Colombia also reports that UNE (a
virtual mobile operator in that country which, since 2010, has had spectrum in the
2.6 GHz band) has national roaming, but no details were provided.

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