Mariano Germán, a lawyer and former Attorney General, upon taking office as the new chief executive officer at Indotel, reaffirmed he would enforce the rule of the law. Indotel is the government regulatory agency in charge of telecommunications operations in the DR. President Leonel Fernández recently appointed Germán to the post. According to the Telecommunications Law, Germán will be in the post for four years. PRD officials complained that the appointment should have been left to the new government that starts 16 August. Columnist Orlando Gil of El Siglo newspaper says that more than political interests, there are business interests at stake. The son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco was interested in the post. Gil says that Orlando Jorge represents an unnamed but important telecommunications business. Germán, upon taking office, said that political interests would not guide his work. He said his track record as Attorney General demonstrates this. Indotel by charter is responsible for regulating the operation of radio, television and telecommunications companies. A large number of these operate marginal to the law, and achieved frequencies using political influence. A board made up by Margarita Cedeño, Nuris Presbut, Radhames Corniel, Hector Castillo, and executive director Francisco Frías rules Indotel. These members have been in their posts for a year now. The law states that board members will remain in their posts for four years, with the exception of the Technical Secretary of the Presidency, who will be replaced by the new incumbent.
