Bukele is the clear favorite for Sunday's presidential elections

Five million Salvadorans are eligible to vote. According to polls, the ruling party, seeking re-election, has over 80% of the vote intention. A similar outcome is expected in the unicameral Legislature where 60 out of 84 seats are being renewed. The electoral debate revolved around crime, with the balance on the adoption of bitcoin taking a backseat.

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Argentina · Regulation29/04/2025

ICT sector awaits details of infrastructure plan

The framework covers: mobile access networks in uncovered areas; a neutral wholesale network; and funding/support for ICT service providers.

México · Regulation · Politics28/04/2025

Debate on controversial bill to reform Telecommunications Law could take months

The proposal submitted by the Executive Branch to reform the Telecommunications Law sparked a strong discussion due to the possibility of granting excessive power to the designated state agency (the ATDT) to exercise censorship in the media and social networks. The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, requested its revision.

Perú · Operators · Spectrum23/04/2025

MTC submits requirements to participate in spectrum tender in 3.5 GHz band.

The process seeks to improve connectivity in a number of unserved towns and on unserved routes. Each operator will be eligible to bid for four consecutive blocks of 25 MHz each. Each 100 MHz was priced at US$126.5 million. The bidding process will determine the investment commitments of each interested operator.

Argentina · Regulation · Politics17/04/2025

Clarifications on the FFSU, Telecom-Telefónica and Arsat in Francos' report to the Chamber of Deputies

The Chief of Staff of the Argentine Government presented before members of the Lower House of the National Congress on various topics. Convergencia recaps the items related to telecommunications and ICT.

Globales · Software and Applications · Regulation21/04/2025

Ruling against Google over its advertising business, new blow to Big Tech.

This follows a ruling of last year against its monopoly in the search engine case and another that begins this week. Google will appeal the ruling, but has not ruled out moves to satisfy the demands of the US Executive Branch and European regulators.

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