{"id":38614,"date":"2022-01-18T16:25:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T16:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/?page_id=38614"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:06:53","slug":"the-impact-of-spectrum-prices-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/the-impact-of-spectrum-prices-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of spectrum prices in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-cover cover_block gsma-load-hidden\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover cover_container load-hidden\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gsma-black-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-44244\" alt=\"Aerial view of a highway interchange at night. The image shows multiple lanes of roads illuminated by streetlights with vehicles in motion. In the background, city lights from buildings and streets are visible.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-35.png\" style=\"object-position:6% 45%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"6% 45%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-35.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-35-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-35-1024x306.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-35-768x229.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cover_title\" id=\"h-the-impact-of-spectrum-prices-in-latin-america\">The impact of spectrum prices in Latin America<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The negative impacts of high spectrum prices on consumers can no longer be disputed. A GSMA 2019 report titled \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Impact-of-spectrum-prices-on-consumers.pdf\">The Impact of Spectrum Prices on Consumers<\/a>\u2019 confirmed that countries with poor spectrum policies are leading to millions of people being left unable to access mobile broadband services or experiencing reduced network quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on that global study, this series of reports provide deep dives into the impact of spectrum pricing in Latin American countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Country reports are available in Spanish. 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