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17/07/2012
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A partnership between the FCC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the collaboration of providers of mobile telephony, will enable the initiation of a pilot project of sending messages for Brazilians traveling abroad. On arrival, they will, from today, SMS stating the phone numbers of consulates in Brazil.
The pilot project "Welcome SMS" was an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the contact of Brazilian citizens, in cases of emergency, with the consulates of the countries visited.
The first to receive the message that they are Brazilians to Portugal and Spain. After evaluation of the organs involved in the project, the project will be implemented in other destinations.
The Brazilian representatives in these countries conduct monitoring on the amount of calls to the consulate in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot project.
The providers who have joined the initiative Claro, Oi, Tim and Vivo. If other companies are interested, can join the campaign later.
The call centers of mobile phone providers and the FCC are prepared to provide guidance to users about the project.
The messages have the following contents:
Spain
Brazilian in Spain in case of emergency contact the Brazilian consulate: +34659078057 or +34677547004. This connection will be billed.
Portugal
Brazilian in Portugal, in case of emergency contact the Brazilian consulate: +351962520581 or +351917531654. This connection will be billed.
Source: ANATEL
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