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TIM expects next week suspension can be equated

27/07/2012

From there, continue with the FCC following the implementation of the investment plan, "said company president
July 26, 2012 | 16h 11
 
BRASILIA - The Telecom Italia, TIM's parent company, hopes that next week the suspension of sales of new chips by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) can be considered. "From there, continue with the FCC following the implementation of the investment plan," said the Italian company's president, Franco Bernabe.

According to the executive, the impact of the measure is large and serious in terms of media, but if the situation is resolved quickly, the financial impact is limited. "The macroeconomic situation is complicated in the world, but that does not change the picture. Our financial situation in Brazil is very good. We will not change the relationship with shareholders as dividends."

The executive sometimes used the term "crisis" over the timing of the provider in Brazil and admitted that there was a delay in the company's investments, for example, due to acquisitions made in the past. "Acquisitions as Intelig and other generated more complex processes. It also delayed investments," Bernabe said. He said "this is a crisis of growth. Therefore, we trust that we will emerge much stronger."

The president of TIM, Andrea Mangoni, added that the business strategy should not be modified, "but we need to develop greater capacity for network adequacy." As an example, the company says it plans to launch offers and where the network is able to sustain this effort.

Share

The vice president of regulatory affairs TIM, Mario Girasole, estimated that the share of the telecom service provider networks is fundamental to the development of infrastructure sector, but needs clearer and more precise rules.

"The rules of sharing that is being prepared by the FCC is great and needs to be put into practice soon", said the executive.

The governing body must vote in the coming weeks the General Plan Competition (PGMC), which opens the network of leading companies in the sector to pass data - paid - in other companies.

Bernabe says the company, parent of TIM, has "high regard" for the government's effort to find tools to facilitate the work of operators, such as regulations for sharing of infrastructure and easing the tax burden for network building. According to him, deserves the way "articulate and successful" auction 4G licenses. "We commit ourselves in 4G for 30 years," Bernabe said.

Investments

The executive added that the $ 8.5 billion invested over the past two years by the company are a statement of commitment and that the planned investments are sufficient to meet the needs. "We hope the government will help in obtaining the necessary permits so that resources can be applied," said the president of the Italian company.

The company will seek to align their business strategy with the investment. "We're not forcing business strategy, network and compromising quality," he said.

Magoni said the company always works the network considering the increased traffic. "What happens is that the requirement of traffic grows at a rate faster than our ability to adapt networks. Our commitment is to accelerate investment and end this imbalance." He admitted, however, that problems were detected in some states, "but not as serious as a suspension." "But that is past and we want to use crisis as an opportunity to improve our network performance."

TIM had already submitted a report to the FCC, which demanded more details. "A document of 800 pages is not produced from night to day," said Mangoni. "We are working a few months ago with the FCC, but perhaps not been sufficiently clear or detailed and perhaps this is one of the causes of the decision."



Source: Estadão

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