De los sandbox regulatorios y otros medios (demonios) de crecer el acceso a internet en Perú

Given the new reality, which has digital connectivity at its core, the question to answer is: How do we literally “burn stages” and close the current digital divide and the one that will form “just around the corner” with 5G? This document proposes ideas that we consider essential to apply in order to generate an exponential “post pandemic” growth of telecommunications networks throughout the national territory, especially in rural areas and areas of preferential social interest, and that will serve to provide digital connectivity (high speed internet) on a basis of digital inclusion (non-discriminatory and inclusive).In this sense, not only is technological innovation necessary, but it is also essential to review the sector’s current regulatory framework (whether the regulations issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications or those issued by the Supervisory Body for Private Investment in Telecommunications) to (i) eliminate barriers to entry, regulatory cost overruns, regulations that do not generate value and that are outdated by technological evolution and therefore no longer pass a brief cost & benefit assessment) and (ii) generate incentives for the expansion of networks and the generation of more innovative services, that produce positive value for consumers, especially the “unconnected”. Therefore, our recommendation is to implement “Regulatory Sandboxes”, so that the same agents that are in the market or others can propose innovations and offer new services, under a regulatory bubble that generates predictability and allows business cases to be presented, in a framework of trust and public-private collaboration.But not only that: we believe that the “Regulatory Sandboxes” should give way to the next generation, which we call the “Flexibilize to Connect Plan”, which will allow the various agents to present innovative proposals that meet the following objectives: i) promote connectivity in areas with low or no connectivity; ii) encourage the use of new and/or disruptive technologies; iii) benefit users; and iv) generate greater competition.As in the market, there was talk of 2G, then 3G, to move on to 4G and today we are already in 5G and there is even specialized literature that talks about 6G... in advanced regulations, Peru should already be developing “Regulatory Sandbox” as well as “Flexibilize to Connect Plan”. There is no time to lose. Dada la nueva realidad, que tiene como eje la conectividad digital, la pregunta a responder es: ¿C