Likewise, the resolution establishes that the additional amount may be allocated once the previously assigned resources have been exhausted.
Through the Resolution 2089/2023 of the National Communications Entity (ENACOM), published this Thursday in the Official Gazette, a new budget was approved for the infrastructure development program for Internet in towns and settlements enrolled in the National Registry of Popular Neighborhoods in the Process of Urban Integration (RENABAP).
The program was created by Decree No. 358/2017 and aims to guarantee access to Internet to the inhabitants of these neighborhoodswho are often in conditions of economic and social vulnerability.
The original budget of the program was 1,000 million pesosbut it has been increasing as they have been executed the projects and have been assumed new commitments.
The resolution approved by the National Communications Entity (ENACOM) allocates an additional 20,000 million pesos to the program. This amount will be used to finance the installation, development and improvement of infrastructure networks for the provision of fixed broadband internet access service in the neighborhoods registered in RENABAP.
The resolution establishes that the additional amount may be affect once previously allocated resources have been exhausted.
In summary, the text deals with the approval of a new budget for a program that aims to guarantee internet access to the inhabitants of towns and settlements registered in RENABAP.
What is ENACOM?
ENACOM is the autonomous and decentralized body that acts as the Enforcement Authority of Laws No. 27,078 and No. 26,522, their amending and regulatory standards. Several previous resolutions are mentioned that approved programs and amounts for the development of internet infrastructure in low-income communities, and the need to expand the allocated funds is detailed due to the insufficient resources to guarantee the continuity of the aforementioned program.
In summary, the ENACOM resolution assigns an additional sum of money to the Universal Service Trust Fund to guarantee the development of internet infrastructure in low-income villages and settlements registered in RENABAP, responding to the need to continue this program due to insufficient previously allocated funds.
Source: Ambito
