Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
06/13/2012
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SAO PAULO - The operators Claro and Vivo (VIVT4) took the top two plots of frequency bands for the provision of the fourth generation (4G) of mobile telephony in 2.5 giga-hertz (GHz). The first batch was overcome by the Claro, which offered R$ 844.5 million, a premium of 34% over the minimum price established in the bid (R$ 630.19 million). The next batch was won by Vivo, with bid of R$ 1.05 billion and a premium of 66%.
With the fourth generation of mobile telephony, you can transmit data at speeds up to ten times higher than those currently supported by 3G (third generation). As there was no interest in acquiring the 450 MHz band, for the provision of mobile services to rural areas, the winners of the 2.5 GHz band now find themselves obliged to provide this service.
In the case of Claro, would be provided with rural broadband Amazonas, Amapá, Acre, Bahia, Maranhao, Para, Rondonia, Roraima, Tocantins and São Paulo metropolitan region. In Vivo fit deliver broadband in rural Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba and part of the state of Sao Paulo.
The main objective of the auction, according to Anatel, is to meet the growing demand in the country for faster telecommunications services and provide necessary infrastructure to international events that the country will host, such as the World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympics. Therefore, companies that win the auction will have to deploy 4G in host cities Confederations Cup until April 30, 2013, and in the headquarters and branch offices of the World Cup until December 31, 2013.
Before the auction begins, servers of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) took the opportunity to claim "administrative and financial autonomy" for the agency. According to the protesters monitoring activities of Anatel has been hampered by budgetary resources contigenciamento. The servers also have criticized the repeal of flexible working practice adopted since 2009 by the then director Ronaldo Sardenberg, but was not supported by the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management.
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