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ARCOTEL Resumes Administrative Activities Following COVID-19 Suspension

Published /Ecuador

On June 17th, 2020, following the recent expiration of Executive Decrees 1017 and 1052, ARCOTEL, the Ecuadorian Agency for the Regulation and Control of Telecommunications, announced Resolution No. 2020-0244.

It aims to resume all administrative activities and deadlines that had been suspended due to COVID-19 since March 17th, 2020. Please note that office personnel and all visitors must observe new biosafety standards and protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.

Resumed Activities

The following activities are being resumed:

  1. Document presentation that enables the provision of telecommunications and broadcasting services and operation of private networks and use of the radio spectrum.
  2. The physical presentation and delivery of information or reports that cannot be delivered through electronic means.
  3. Enforcement procedures.
  4. Administrative procedures of challenges, resources, and claims.
  5. Administrative sanction procedures.
  6. Obligations that must be executed within the term established in the Third General Provision of the Technical Standard for Mobile Portability.
  7. Procedures related to interconnection and access, as well as shared use of infrastructure.
  8. Procedures for blocking non-homologated terminals.

For more information, please contact info@orbiscompliance.com - mailto:info@orbiscompliance.com or (408) 465-7331.

Based on the ARCOTEL website.

Ecuador Quick Facts

Regulatory AgencyARCOTEL (Agencia de Regulación y Control de las Telecomunicaciones)
Certification TypeMandatory
License ValidityIndefinite
Application LanguageSpanish
Legal License HolderRequired
In-country Testing RequirementNo testing required

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