The "Argentina Conectada" Plan
A State Policy for Communications
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24215/26183188e017Keywords:
REFEFO, internet access, fiber optics, public policiesAbstract
The National Telecommunications Plan "Argentina Conectada", launched in 2010, had as its main axis the development of a Federal Fiber Optic Network. [Red Federal de Fibra Óptica –REFEFO]. Among its novel aspects it is worth mentioning the public investment in the internet infrastructure, through the deployment of a backbone network, a change in relation to the role of the State as investor and promoter of the sector through the state telecommunications company (ARSAT); and the articulation with other initiatives to democratize access to digital technologies such as ‘Conectar Igualdad’ and the development of Open Digital Television. This article addresses, among other aspects, the main characteristics of the design and implementation of this Network and the degree of involvement nd participation of social actors in the sector, in particular the argentinian science and technology complex. Finally, its current status is analyzed in the framework of the modifications introduced by the government that took office in December 2015.
Keywords: internet access, fiber optics, REFEFO, public policies.
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