Enacom's intervention is a temporary but necessary stage for the reorganization of the organization," indicated the Innovation Secretariat of the Chief of Staff, disseminating the decision and the names of those who will lead the intervention.
The designated auditor is the consultant and former Movistar employee, Juan Martín Ozores ; and the deputy auditors are the lawyer with 30 years of career in state agencies, Patricia Roldán ; and the former director of Enacom in the presidential administration Mauricio Macri , Alejandro Pereyra .
In a statement accompanying the Asia Mobile Number List announcement of the decision, the Secretariat of Innovation, Science and Technology led by Alejandro Cosentino He noted that the intervention will carry out "an audit of the destination of public funds for the promotion and promotion of the activity in the search for a rational and transparent use .
From the Secretariat they indicated that all the current regulations and the different judicial processes in which the organization is involved.They also announced that "after the intervention, Enacom will continue with the same mission for which it was created: to promote quality communications among all users in the country, generating greater balance and competition between the different market actors.
ENACOM intervention: mixed opinions from the opposition From the opposition, the former vice president of Enacom , Gustavo López questioned the decision to intervene, considering that "it was not necessary" and why "it prevents the participation of Parliament in the board .
Days ago, the Argentine Union of Internet Providers (UAPI) publicly supported the Government 's policies and requested a " deep verification of the criteria for allocation and destination of the Non-Refundable Contributions granted - by Enacom - in the period 2019-2023, given the "Multiple complaints of unclear management and obvious misrepresentation in the discretionary use of the Universal Service Fund .
When consulted, the large companies in the sector agreed that "we still do not have any comments" ; while among SMEs the reaction varies between those who want the programs that help the youngest in the market not to be cut and those who hope to have a greater participation in the policy discussion table for the sector.
Enacom 's functions include the management of the Universal Service Fund , which is made up of a percentage contributed by all companies in the sector and which, among other cases, allowed the distribution of data cards to the most vulnerable social groups in the pandemic.
It also financed the improvement of the coverage and quality of the internet service to a variety of providers of this network throughout the country, as well as the internet programs in vulnerable neighborhoods and financed the connectivity of primary health centers and schools throughout the country. territory.