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26/04/2012
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SAO PAULO - Embratel may not charge until the end of this year, for long distance calls originating from public telephones liability company. Gratuity is from 30th April until the 31st of December this year.
The measure will be taken because the Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) found that the company had a poor performance in implementing the plan to revitalize public use telephony, which started in December 2011.
Suspension of collection
"It was reached that a significant portion of the plant a little over 1,500 public phones the company is still out of regulatory conditions of use," explains the FCC through the note.
Because of this, the Superintendence of Public Services and Universal Anatel issued interim order on 20 April this year, causing the suspension of charges on long distance calls.
On April 30, it is estimated that 70% of the company has big ears are no longer charging for such calls. Gratuity should reach all the hoods until the 30th of June this year. It is worth noting that during the period, Embratel has yet to disclose the gratuity in newspapers of general circulation.
For the connection is free, the user must use code 21. Embratel, in turn, said that the gratuity is of its own initiative, aiming to serve as the FCC on the plan pro-improvement of public use telephony.
Revitalization of public telephones
The Revitalization Plan submitted by the utilities achieved nationwide, with deadlines for completion by providing differentiated: December 31, 2011, to Telefonica, CTBC and Sercomtel, March 31, 2012, to Embratel, June 30, 2012 to Oi
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