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Telecomunication Alert - February 2026

February 10, 2026

Publication of Various Regulations in Telecommunications Matters.

On February 7, 2026, the following regulations on telecommunications matters were published in the Official Gazette El Peruano:

  1. Legislative Decree No. 1718: This regulation introduces Article 35-A into Law No. 27336, Law on the Development of OSIPTEL’s Functions and Powers, to ensure the enforceability of the regulator’s resolutions imposing fines. It allows the suspension of coercive enforcement only when the obligated party files a claim before the Judiciary and provides OSIPTEL with an irrevocable, joint and several, unconditional, and immediately enforceable bank guarantee for an amount equivalent to that subject to enforcement.
    • This regime applies to administrative sanctioning proceedings initiated as from the day following its publication, and OSIPTEL must approve supplementary regulations within ninety (90) business days.
  2. Legislative Decree No. 1723: This regulation establishes rules, measures, and mechanisms for the proper use and traceability of numbering in calls and text messages, in order to prevent anonymity and illicit communications. Its entry into force is subject to the publication of its implementing regulations, which must be approved by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) within ninety (90) calendar days from its publication.
  3. Legislative Decree No. 1724: This regulation introduces new provisions into Legislative Decree No. 822, the Copyright Law, regarding Internet access providers and digital environment service providers. It defines an “Internet service provider” as any entity offering Internet-related services, classifying them into: (i) Internet access providers, which connect users to the network through transmission, routing, or provision of connections without altering the content of communications; and (ii) digital environment service providers, which carry out activities such as automated temporary data storage (caching), hosting or digital storage of content at the user’s request, and the provision of information search tools.