{"id":20881,"date":"2019-02-16T20:21:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T20:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/?page_id=20881"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T14:25:56","slug":"latin-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/policies-for-building-the-digital-economy\/latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Digital Economy: Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click below to see more information on building the digital economy in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"shortcode_bde_accordion argentina\">\n      <div id=\"argentina\" class=\"anchorpushdown\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_country pinkcolour   bde_stats\"><div class=\"bde_accordion_icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe-americas\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_countryname\">Argentina<\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_chevron\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_content  \">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_text\">\n          <h3>Industry Recommendations<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"bde_accordion_contenttext\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove outdated regulatory restrictions<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate mergers and acquisitions<\/li>\n<li>Extend coverage<\/li>\n<li>Encourage competition in Quality of Service<\/li>\n<li>Remove sector specific taxes<\/li>\n<li>Optimise spectrum as a key input for the industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_stats\">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_population\"><p>Population <span class=\"bde_number\">44.5<\/span><br>million<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_broadband\"><p><span class=\"bde_number\">67%<\/span> <span class=\"bde_emphasis\">mobile broadband<\/span> connections<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_connections\"><p><span class=\"bde_number\">61<\/span> million <br><span class=\"bde_emphasis\">mobile connections<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_documents\">\n          <h3>Related Resources<\/h3><ul><li><a href='https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/?p=17583'>Keys to the modernisation of digital ecosystem regulation in Argentina<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n    <div class=\"shortcode_bde_accordion brazil\">\n      <div id=\"brazil\" class=\"anchorpushdown\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_country cyancolour   bde_stats\"><div class=\"bde_accordion_icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe-americas\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_countryname\">Brazil<\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_chevron\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_content  \">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_text\">\n          <h3>Industry Recommendations<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"bde_accordion_contenttext\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve the quality of service<\/li>\n<li>Enhance network sharing<\/li>\n<li>Treat comparable services equally<\/li>\n<li>Remove discriminatory obligations<\/li>\n<li>Optimise use of spectrum<\/li>\n<li>Rationalise the tax system making services more accessible and promoting digital inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_stats\">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_population\"><p>Population <span class=\"bde_number\">210<\/span><br>million<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_broadband\"><p><span class=\"bde_number\">85%<\/span> <span class=\"bde_emphasis\">mobile broadband<\/span> connections<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_connections\"><p><span class=\"bde_number\">222<\/span> million <br><span class=\"bde_emphasis\">mobile connections<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_documents\">\n          <h3>Related Resources<\/h3><ul><li><a href='https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/?p=20893'>Modernising the Digital Ecosystem in Brazil<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n    <div class=\"shortcode_bde_accordion chile\">\n      <div id=\"chile\" class=\"anchorpushdown\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_country bluecolour   bde_stats\"><div class=\"bde_accordion_icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe-americas\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_countryname\">Chile<\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_chevron\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_content  \">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_text\">\n          <h3>Industry Recommendations<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"bde_accordion_contenttext\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve coverage by eliminating restrictions to infrastructure deployment<\/li>\n<li>Enhance user rights through increased competition<\/li>\n<li>Reduce regulatory burdens on existing services<\/li>\n<li>Optimise radio spectrum, a key input for the industry and the development of IOT services<\/li>\n<li>Create an institutional framework that can act across the digital ecosystem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_stats\">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_population\"><p>Population <span class=\"bde_number\">18.1<\/span><br>million<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_broadband\"><p><span class=\"bde_number\">60%<\/span> <span class=\"bde_emphasis\">mobile broadband<\/span> connections<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_connections\"><p><span class=\"bde_number\">26.1<\/span> million <br><span class=\"bde_emphasis\">mobile connections<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_documents\">\n          <h3>Related Resources<\/h3><ul><li><a href='https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/?p=20902'>Keys to the Modernisation of Digital Ecosystem Regulation in Chile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n    <div class=\"shortcode_bde_accordion colombia\">\n      <div id=\"colombia\" class=\"anchorpushdown\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_country purplecolour   bde_stats\"><div class=\"bde_accordion_icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe-americas\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_countryname\">Colombia<\/div><div class=\"bde_accordion_chevron\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bde_accordion_content  \">\n        <div class=\"bde_accordion_text\">\n          <h3>Industry Recommendations<\/h3>\n          <div 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