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15/03/2013
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Models that contraband will be blocked for use begin to lose popularity Photo: Ana Paula Viana
Phones with TV, radio, video camera and the ability to use three chips simultaneously. All for less than R$ 100. The offer is tempting, but how this "business of China" is coming to an end due to a resolution of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) - which provides the signal blocking devices not approved from 2014 - models smuggled Eastern markets begin to disappear from the popular River, as Uruguaiana Street, downtown.
According to the president of consultancy Teleco, Eduardo Tude, cell phone use was banned forever without approval, but only now, Anatel began to put the plan into action blocking devices.
- It is expected that not only the contraband, but also stolen phones can be blocked for future use - Tude explained.
Forgery higher
Until last year, the models known as "xing-lings" - brand unknown - were sold on the black market for prices starting at R$ 50. In the People's Market Uruguaiana, last Tuesday, but most seemed appliances exposed to famous manufacturers. The problem was dubious.
- It is not original, but the brand has entered the unit - told a salesperson, when asked if the various models "Samsung" arranged in the window where the works were original box.
Sought, of course, Oi, TIM and Vivo declined to comment about the blockade. The SindiTelebrasil, which represents operators, said the rules have not been established. The FCC said that "any measure seek, always, to minimize impacts to users."
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