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THE IMPACT OF REFORMS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR AND ITS EFFECTS ON LATIN AMERICA

Less developing countries (LDCs) are located on the wrong side of the “digital gap” and confront an enormous challenge from the network revolution which is unfolding. To take advantage of this revolution, LDCs must attract foreign direct investments (FDIs) to develop the necessary infrastructure in the telecommunication-computer realm and acquire the technological know-how embedded in them. Deregulation and privatization are important incentives to the latter. In Latin America the proliferation of regional and multilateral agreements with integration as a purpose has generated a trade as an outcome and therefore, a stimulus to economic growth. Information technology is a relevant parameter in this endeavor.