Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding

Chile's telecommunications market is one of the most open and competitive in the world. Nevertheless, about 10 percent of all Chileans that live in localities do not even have a public telephone. To increase access to public telephones in rura...

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Main Author:	Wellenius, Björn
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	SUBSIDIES TELEPHONE SERVICES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE RURAL AREAS PROCUREMENT RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGING ECONOMIES LICENSCEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCALITIES ACCOUNTING CITIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOREIGN EXCHANGE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INFLATION INHABITANTS INNOVATIONS LIBRARIES LICENSES LIMITED COMPETITION MARGINAL COST OPERATING COSTS OPERATING REVENUE PHONES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROVISIONS RADIO RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONES SAVINGS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS TELEPHONE ACCESS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION URBAN AREAS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/441230/extending-telecommunications-service-rural-areas-chilean-experience-awarding-subsidies-through-competitive-bidding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11593

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spelling	okr-10986-115932021-06-14T11:04:34Z Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding Wellenius, Björn SUBSIDIES TELEPHONE SERVICES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE RURAL AREAS PROCUREMENT RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGING ECONOMIES LICENSCEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCALITIES ACCOUNTING CITIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOREIGN EXCHANGE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INFLATION INHABITANTS INNOVATIONS LIBRARIES LICENSES LIMITED COMPETITION MARGINAL COST OPERATING COSTS OPERATING REVENUE PHONES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROVISIONS RADIO RURAL AREAS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONES SAVINGS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS TELEPHONE ACCESS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION URBAN AREAS Chile's telecommunications market is one of the most open and competitive in the world. Nevertheless, about 10 percent of all Chileans that live in localities do not even have a public telephone. To increase access to public telephones in rural and low-income urban areas, the Chilean government set up a special fund in 1994. The fund, due to expire in 1998, is financed by the national budget and administered by a council chaired by the telecommunications minister. The council decides on the annual program of projects eligible for subsidy and awards the projects and subsidies through competitive bidding. The fund's second round began in August 1996. With successful completion of the 1996 round, more than 97 percent of Chileans will likely have access to basic telecommunications by 1998, and the fund may well have a surplus. This Note describes the Chilean experience and the lessons that may be broadly applicable in other emerging economies. 2012-08-13T15:29:09Z 2012-08-13T15:29:09Z 1997-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/441230/extending-telecommunications-service-rural-areas-chilean-experience-awarding-subsidies-through-competitive-bidding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11593 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 105 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Chile
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topic	SUBSIDIES TELEPHONE SERVICES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE RURAL AREAS PROCUREMENT RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGING ECONOMIES LICENSCEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCALITIES ACCOUNTING CITIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOREIGN EXCHANGE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INFLATION INHABITANTS INNOVATIONS LIBRARIES LICENSES LIMITED COMPETITION MARGINAL COST OPERATING COSTS OPERATING REVENUE PHONES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROVISIONS RADIO RURAL AREAS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONES SAVINGS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS TELEPHONE ACCESS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION URBAN AREAS
spellingShingle	SUBSIDIES TELEPHONE SERVICES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE RURAL AREAS PROCUREMENT RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGING ECONOMIES LICENSCEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCALITIES ACCOUNTING CITIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOREIGN EXCHANGE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INFLATION INHABITANTS INNOVATIONS LIBRARIES LICENSES LIMITED COMPETITION MARGINAL COST OPERATING COSTS OPERATING REVENUE PHONES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROVISIONS RADIO RURAL AREAS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONES SAVINGS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS TELEPHONE ACCESS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION URBAN AREAS Wellenius, Björn Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding
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description	Chile's telecommunications market is one of the most open and competitive in the world. Nevertheless, about 10 percent of all Chileans that live in localities do not even have a public telephone. To increase access to public telephones in rural and low-income urban areas, the Chilean government set up a special fund in 1994. The fund, due to expire in 1998, is financed by the national budget and administered by a council chaired by the telecommunications minister. The council decides on the annual program of projects eligible for subsidy and awards the projects and subsidies through competitive bidding. The fund's second round began in August 1996. With successful completion of the 1996 round, more than 97 percent of Chileans will likely have access to basic telecommunications by 1998, and the fund may well have a surplus. This Note describes the Chilean experience and the lessons that may be broadly applicable in other emerging economies.
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author	Wellenius, Björn
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title	Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding
title_short	Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding
title_full	Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding
title_fullStr	Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding
title_full_unstemmed	Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding
title_sort	extending telecommunications service to rural areas-the chilean experience : awarding subsidies through competitive bidding
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/441230/extending-telecommunications-service-rural-areas-chilean-experience-awarding-subsidies-through-competitive-bidding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11593
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Extending Telecommunications Service to Rural Areas-The Chilean Experience : Awarding Subsidies Through Competitive Bidding

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