The National Center for Economic Research suggests tendering the frequencies for 4G LTE technology in 2016, and creating an entity to coordinate policies for the port sector.
The National Economic Research Center (CIEN) carried out an assessment of the country's infrastructure and has proposed actions to improve the conditions of the three major elements: ports and border trade, energy and telecommunications.
Imbalances in the penetration of ICT services have created a significant gap allowing to continue to increase investment and the volume of resources allocated to broadband and the sector in general.
From the Executive Summary of a report by the CAF entitled "Expansion of Regional Infrastructure for Internet Interconnection Traffic in Latin America":
Banks say they are not investing in the technology required to implement electronic signatures for digital processes due to the small amount of use by users.
Although the use of electronic signatures for banking transactions is something which is very common in most countries of the world, there is still some reluctance by people in Panama to use it, leading banks to stop making the necessary investments to implement the system.
With resources from the National Telecommunications Fund the infrastructure required to provide services in the north of the country will be built.
The municipalities of San Carlos, Los Chiles, Guatuso and Upala have signed an agreement to expedite the process needed to be completed by the telecommunications companies Claro and Movistar in order to install base stations and to provide Internet service in the area.
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