Free. Total Accounts: 1,329,443. CABASE. Oscar A. Messano

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FTAAALCAJoint Committe of Government and Private
Sector Experts on Electronic Commerce
Público FTAA.ecom/inf/109 25 de octubre de
2001 Original español

• October 2001

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CABASE FOUNDED IN 1989

• 132 Associates
• Carriers, Content Providers, ISPs, ASPs
• The first non-corporate private NAP in the
  Americas
• Handles approx. 90 of Argentinas domestic
  traffic.

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STUDY ON CABASE SEPTEMBER 2001
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Dial Up and Email
Number of Subscribed Connectivity Accounts
100.0
Total Accounts 1,329,443
80.0
60.0
37.3
36.9
40.0
23.9
20.0
1.2
0.3
0.3
0.0

Total
1329443
A.Dial-up and
CABASE -
CAMARA
ISP Data
1. Accounts
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Dial Up and e-mail
Number of Subscribed Connectivity Accounts
1,500.000
Total Accounts 1,329,443
1,200.000
900,000
496,273
490,893
600,000
318,067
300,000
16,376
3,767
4,067
0
gt41.-
31 - 40
21 - 30
11 - 20
0 - 10
Free
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Dial Up and e-mail
Email Dial Up Accounts Only
Billed Dual-Up Accounts
Cuentas dial-up de e-mail solamente
With CUIT
19,2
POP pago
43,5
Paid POP
Free WEB Mail
43,5
WEB Mail gratis
56,5
End
56,5
User
80,8
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Dial Up and e-mail
9
Dial Up and e-mail
Billed Dial-Up Accounts
With CUIT
19,2
End
User
80,8
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Infraestructure
INFRASTRUCTURE

• State of the art networks
• Totally digitized country
• Hardware Access
• Internet Access

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ACCESS
ACCESS

• Free Internet
• Internet with 6 to 4-dollar monthly subscriptions
• CTC Community Technology Centers
• Service 0610
• NTS - (Numbers Translation System)

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SMEs
SMEs

• PROs
• Low investment
• Access to the global market
• All the tools of trade

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SMEs

• CONs
• Without investment capital
• Lack of education and computer hardware
• Low skills level

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PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PAYMENT SYSTEMS

• Low level of credit card activity
• Progress made by banks in serving as clearing
  houses for all cards
• Account debit systems

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Digital Divide
DIGITAL DIVIDE

• Cultural
• Social
• Economic

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Autenticación, Certificación, Firma Electrónica,
Otros
Authentification, Certification, Electronic
Signature

• Projects
• Law for the protection of electronic mail
• Law for the regulation of promotional
  communication via electronic mail

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Autentification, Certification, Electronic
Signature,Others

• Bill before Parliament
• Digital Signature Law (1/2 Penalty. HCD)

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Authentification, Certification, Electronic
Signature, Others

• In force
• Standards on Digital Signature technology by the
  National Public Administration
• Certification Policies for the National Public
  Administration
• Regulation of procurement by the National Public
  Administration

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ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT

• Pilot project
• Electronic Invoicing
• Department of Communications
• AFIP
• CABASE
• ISPs

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Final Remarks