Keywords
Universal Service
Universal Access
Telecommunication Regulation
COMPARTEL
Plan Nacional de Servicio Universal
Fondo de Comunicaciones
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Abstract
The comment intends to analyze the roll of the Universal Service in Colombia, in the context of a newly open and competitive market, and a converging environment, taking into account its social, political and demographic characteristics, as well as the state of art of technology.
For the proposed analysis the paper evaluates the telecommunications sector in Colombia, the concept of Universal Service described by the legal framework, the plans, policies and strategies for enhancing universality levels and teledensity and finally, determines the place that regulation has in the local and global context.
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