Bolivia: Type approval will be mandatory for radio and telecom equipments

After the new Law of Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technologies was enacted last 8^th of August, type approval is mandatory to import and commercialize radio and telecom equipments into Bolivia’s market.

Article nº 14 lays down the functions will be carried by the new Telecommunication Authority and among them, point 12 states:

“Homologar equipos de telecomunicaciones y tecnologías de información y comunicación en todo el país” (to homologate telecommunications equipments and IC Technologies throughout the country).

At this moment there is no homologation procedure and new Telecommunication Authority will have to elaborate procedures and rules in 120 working days from the enacted date, according to the sixth transitory article mentioned in the Law.

New Law nº 164, Ley General de Telecomunicaciones, Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación, can be downloaded at the website of the Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.

Trinidad & Tobago: Public consultation

Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago issued last July 21, 2011 a public consultation on Spectrum Plan for the Accommodation of Land Mobile Radiocommunications Systems.

It defines the channel plan for the designated bands, designed to accommodate existing 25 kHz assignments and new 12.5 kHz assignments and outlines the licensing approach. This approach would accommodate both new and existing spectrum users. In addition this would facilitate spectrum planning and more efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum.

For additional details on the proposed frequency band plans and the respective licensing approaches for each frequency range of operation for land mobile radiocommunication systems, please refer to the Spectrum Plan draft.

Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this document before Monday 22nd August 2011.

Bolivia: New Telecommunication Law

The new Law of Telecommunications, Information and Communications Technologies was sent last July 28 to the Executive Council after being approved by the Senate.

The law consists of 113 articles, 10 transitory articles and an abrogate and repeal provision. Its aim is to establish the general regime of telecommunications and information technologies and communications, the postal service and the regulatory system. For that purpose, a new Telecommunications Authority will be created to generate licensing body under the Ministry of Public Works.