ABSTRACT The OECD's proposed regime of asymmetric ex ante regulation for Mexico's telecommunications marketplace would reduce competition, contrary to the OECD's aims. The OECD's proposals would harm Mexican consumers and force an increase in prices paid for telecommunications services. They would create a government-sanctioned price cartel among the telecommunications providers. They would re-ward inefficient competitors and penalize efficient carriers, all to the detriment of the consumers. Instead of relying on new layers of counterproductive or ineffective regulations, the Mexican government should remove regulatory entry barriers between video and telephone, thereby creating enduring, facilities-based competition.

RESUMEN El régimen propuesto por la OCDE de instrumentar regulación asimétrica ex ante para el mercado de las telecomunicaciones en México reduciría la competencia, contrariamente a los objetivos de la OCDE. Las propuestas de la OCDE perjudicarían a los consumidores mexicanos e impondrían un aumento en los precios que se pagan por los servicios de telecomunicaciones. Crearían un cártel de precios sancionado por el gobierno entre los operadores de telecomunicaciones. Premiarían a los competidores ineficientes y penalizarían a los operadores eficientes, todo en detrimento de los consumidores. En lugar de agregar nueva regulación contraproducente o ineficaz, el gobierno mexicano debería eliminar las barreras regulatorias a la entrada entre los servicios de video y telefonía, con lo cual se crearía una competencia duradera basada en la infraestructura.

A "carta Brasileira de direitos dos usuários da internet," ou "marco civil," tramita no congresso Brasileiro desde 2011. As disposições do marco civil relativas à neutralidade de rede são particularmente controversas. Os defensores da neutralidade de rede no Brasil advogam pela "igualdade de tratamento" de todos os pacotes de dados, inclusive proibindo que provedores de serviço de acesso à internet ofereçam aos provedores de conteúdo a opção de adquirir uma melhor qualidade de serviço na entrega de pacotes de dados. Essas disposições relativas à neutralidade de rede conflitam com outros objetivos e princípios do marco civil - especialmente os objetivos de promover o acesso à internet, promover a inovação, e garantir o direito constitucional de liberdade de expressão e informação.

The "Brazilian bill of rights for internet users," or "marco civil," has been under consideration at the brazilian congress since 2011. Marco civil's provisions for network neutrality have been particularly controversial. Proponents of network neutrality in Brazil advocate for the "equal treatment" of all data packets, including banning internet service providers from offering to content providers the option to purchase enhanced quality of service in the delivery of data packets. These network neutrality rules conflict with the other goals and principles of marco civil-particularly goals to promote internet access, to foster innovation, and to protect the constitutional right of freedom of speech and the free flow of information.