DEMARCHE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE

UNCLAS LIMA 004335 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/AND, EB/CIP COMMERCE FOR 4331/MAC/WH/MCAMERON AND KFERGUSON FCC INTERNATIONAL BUREAU FOR ETALAGA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECPS ECON ETRD PE SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE DELIVERED REF: STATE 177365 We delivered reftel talking points and a copy of the FCC Notice of Inquiry on "whipsawing" to Juan Pacheco, Vice Minister of Communications, on October 4. Vice Minister Pacheco thanked us for the information and noted that, despite the growing dominance of Telefonica and AmericaMovil (TelMex) in Peru, Peru currently does not have problems with circuit blockages. Pacheco stated that he will keep the information on file and will inform his staff accordingly. STRUBLE