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Dominican Republic telecommunications development

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The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) is advancing efforts to modernize the nation’s digital infrastructure and regulatory framework. A central component is the proposed General Law of Telecommunications, Digital Infrastructure, and Connectivity, which has been released for public consultation. The draft aims to update the 1998 legal framework to address cybersecurity, spectrum management, and the digital divide. While Indotel seeks to facilitate infrastructure deployment and promote competition, the Association of Communication and Technology Companies (Comtec) has called for extensive dialogue to ensure the new provisions do not negatively impact investment or service quality. New details in the draft legislation outline strict regulatory sanctions to penalize informal operations. Under Article 182, entities operating without a valid license would be barred from applying for legal permits for four years and would be required to pay all fees, taxes, or royalties owed for the duration of their irregular operation. Additionally, Article 181 stipulates that the use of unauthorized or non-homologated equipment will result in immediate seizure and confiscation. The draft also includes a financial deterrent principle to ensure sanctions are more costly than the price of compliance, and notes that appeals filed before Indotel will not have a suspensive effect on contested resolutions. Market competition is undergoing a significant shift following a recent spectrum auction. Vietnamese state-owned enterprise Viettel Group has been awarded a 20-year concession for 240 MHz of spectrum across the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, and 3.6 GHz bands. President Luis Abinader ~~and Indotel President Guido Gómez Mazara~~ has defended the ~~auction as a transparent process intended to break~~ entry of Viettel Global Investment, stating the ~~current oligopoly held by Claro~~ government aims to foster competition to lower prices and ~~Altice, who control over 95% of~~ improve service quality, noting that current local telecommunications costs are above the ~~mobile market.~~ regional average.

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