Peru. The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) of Peru and the Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing of Bolivia signed an agreement for the assignment of radio frequencies for the operation of radio and television stations (VHF and UHF) in the border area.
The aforementioned agreement, signed by the head of the MTC, Bruno Giuffra, and his Bolivian counterpart, Milton Claros, establishes the radio frequency distribution plan as well as cooperation procedures necessary for the allocation of frequencies in border areas.
Both Andean ministers committed to develop a protocol for measuring the technical parameters of operation of sound and television broadcasting stations no later than the third quarter of 2018. This will ensure the proper functioning, within the authorized technical parameters, of radio emissions in the border area.
Declaration of Lima
The agreement was part of the seven instruments agreed between bilateral ministerial portfolios that made up the Lima Declaration, initialed after the conclusion of the III Binational Cabinet.
That minutes also reiterated the interest and willingness to continue working on the project of the Bioceanic Railway Corridor of Integration (CFBI), which will optimize the logistics of foreign trade in the region, especially Bolivia and Peru.
The document also welcomed the initiative of the National Telecommunications Company of Bolivia (ENTEL S.A.) to establish itself as an operator of public telecommunications services in Peru, implementing a fiber optic network between both countries that connects with the submarine cable network, to improve its communications and promote greater competition.
