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28/05/2014
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Minister says legislation will be modified to facilitate installation of infrastructure
Eduardo Rodrigues
BRASILIA
The Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo (pictured ) said on Tuesday , 27 afternoon that as coverage obligations imposed by the National Telecommunications Agency ( Anatel ) are gradual , Brazil should only be fully covered by 3G signal in 2019 . " it is reasonable for companies to make investments from major centers for small centers," the minister said at a public hearing in the Senate .
Bernardo presented data showing the growth of 3G services in recent years , but acknowledged that there are complaints in places where demand is still not met by supply .
" It is true when companies say it is difficult to install infrastructure in the country , but Congress is voting a law of antennas , including that already passed the Senate ," he said . "This will help improve the facility infrastructure . Sometimes , you have 5000 people using the same antenna , it is clear that it will not work , "he added .
Bernardo explained that earlier bids will bore the requirement for coverage outside urban areas . " In no coverage called district was required , ie , leaving the urban area . This left a deficiency . One of the biggest complaints made to ministries is mayor whose cities have this problem , "he said .
The minister claimed that the average price per minute of connection in mobile telephony has fallen in recent years and assured that Anatel follow fining companies who break the quality targets levied by the regulator. " Statistics show that the service has improved . After the punishments imposed by Anatel , companies bothered to try to improve , but that does not mean that everything is solved , "he added .
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Paul Bernardo also said that the major bottleneck in the telecommunications industry in Brazil is the lack of transport networks and access fiber optic integrating regions of the country He promised that the second phase of the National Broadband Plan ( PNBL 2.0 ) will increase the investments in high-speed structures .
" We need to have optical fiber coming in all municipalities and how internal networks of large cities. Currently , 47 % of Brazilian municipalities have no connection with fiber optic and this is a limitation that needs to be resolved, " said the minister .
According to him , about 5 % to 7 % of Brazilian cities , especially those located in the Amazon , will have to be met by satellite because of the difficulties of building a fiber optic network in the forest .
After four years of the launch of PNBL , Bernardo assessed that the plan brought advances in access to broadband Internet , especially in mobile terminals , but acknowledged that there is still much to do for universal service. " If we look at just the number of accesses to the internet , could be induced to say that the plan was successful , but did not agree to look only this parameter . Much progress was made in the countryside , but there is still limited infrastructure , "he added .
Source : online Estadão
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