Non-automatic licenses: the importation of fiber optics for internet networks could be affected and complaints are already arising
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This week the Government added several elements to Non-Automatic Import Licenses (LNA). Resolution 26/2022 updated the list of products that require a government authorization to enter the country and, among them, incorporated fiber optics, a sensitive input to improve connectivity in the country: it is used for the networks that constitute the laying Internet providers, and in recent years it is even used for the last link to the subscriber's home or office. With this new provision, to import these products, those who request it will need a government authorization. If they achieve approval, they would access the foreign exchange market, but only after 180 days. In the meantime, they will need to secure financing to pay the provider. This instance, as it happened with other industries, could imply an additional cost to the final price. For the Government, after consulting LA NACION, the decision "has to do with ordering and improving the predictability of companies."