Amid mutual accusations for alleged monopolistic practices before the Cofeco, Senate appointments by the commissioners of CFT to appear and other events, advance the guidelines for establishing interconnection models Cofetel. We continue to review the final proposals.
bottom-up model. Cofetel opted for this model in which the interconnection rate is obtained by considering a hypothetical efficient network that uses the best technology available. This avoids that Cofetel is subject to information that dealers provide. Remember that one of the biggest challenges for regulators is the availability of real information from operators, they refused to deliver it for reasons ranging from the legitimate trade to those that seek to disguise anticompetitive practices. In the case of Mexico, this is particularly important in the absence of action by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate to give authority to penalize directly to Cofetel and power even accounting verification visits on site, for example.
Red scorched earth. The options presented Cofetel public consultation were scorched earth that assumes a purely hypothetical network, the scorched node that takes existing elements as nodes in such networks and the rest are speculative, and the current network design which would be considered outdated technology and inefficient processes, if any. CFT network opted for a scorched earth, whose name derives from the military, as if after a war had to install a new network because the former was completely destroyed. The special was that it included CFT calibrated information about the network elements of today's networks.
externalities. As for network externalities, Cofetel
argued that there need not be included in determining interconnection charges. This contrasts with the position of Telcel who believes that we must continue to consider externalities through 2014.
unit of measurement. The unit of measurement will be the second when Cofetel determine the rates. For its part, the public offering Telcel proposed interconnection charge per minute of the first minute and second of consecutive minutes, regardless of a charge per call completed.
Variables. The Guidelines state that for the variables used will be considered a "set of forecasting models which evaluated according to their ability prediction, based on standard statistical criteria exist in the literature. " To justify the estimate and forecast variables and their weighting in compliance with the constitutional guarantee in Article 16 prove to be of the greatest challenges of CFT degrees. If it fails to demonstrate once again issuing the corresponding cost model that each variable has enough motivation, your efforts are in vain. For its part, the position adopted by the Federal Judiciary as to whether to grant administrative deference will be key.
reduction of interconnection rates should benefit the consumer and the consequent Low prices of services. However, in practice not always happen. It is understandable from the perspective of Axtel it does not reduce the price if it is in dispute resolution that decreased rates and it could be revoked. An act of goodwill would be deposited in a trust Axtel differential reduction of interconnection and if it is to sign the resolution that the benefits, that trust may apply to projects of social coverage.
The Tucotel (operators against Telcel), which says it aims to ensure lower prices for interconnection savings, may confirm this commitment through a notarized statement unilateral will of each licensee and subject to the reduction of interconnection charges, these operators move entirely those benefits to their users. Otherwise, the consumer any opinions disguised as news on TV, deployed and others are mere rhetoric without practical changes.
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