2024-04-26 21:51:27
The initiative establishes the Internet as a basic service that must be available to the entire population due to its importance for development and communication.
LoChileans who reside in the most isolated areas of the country will have access to digital connectivityafter the Chamber of Deputies approved the new law by a large majority Internet for Everyone.
The initiative, which arose during the second government of former President Michelle Bachelet, establishes Internet as a basic service that must be available to the entire populationdue to its vital importance for development and communication.
For this purpose, the legal body determines that telecommunications companies that provide this service They must incorporate it compulsorily in all their concession areas. The entity in charge of ensuring compliance with the standard will be the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications.
development fund
Furthermore, and because in many homes there is currently no access, because they do not have the resources to pay for them, The establishment of the Telecommunications Development Fund (FDT) is contemplated, which will finance these accounts.
Approval of the project was achieved with 112 votes in favor, 13 against and 3 abstentionsafter the Joint Commission resolved the discrepancies that existed between the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Among the issues that this body managed to reach a consensus on was the explanation of what is understood as a public telecommunications service, which In short, it was defined as those intended to satisfy the needs of the community in this area, such as Internet access..
These and other issues linked to the implementation of the initiative will be contained in the National Digital Plan.