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Mobile telecom operators in Latin America and the Caribbean are locked in a war of innovation as they try to increase their shares of the subscriber base. Announcing commitments to bring next-generation technologies to the region is a common competitive strategy in this market. It is not clear, however, how feasible it will be for these operators to make good on their promises. An assessment of past experience in the region suggests that it is highly unlikely that telecom regulators will be able to allocate the IMT-2000 spectrum over the short to medium term. Consequently, mobile operators will be forced to launch ‘3G’ technologies using their existing spectrum allotments.