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Anatel may cancel Oi licences, but postpones discussion

2017-09-29 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Brazil's telecom regulator is still considering the possibility of cancelling the operating licences of fixed and mobile operator Oi, but it has pushed back the discussion on that issue in light of the telco's ongoing attempts to agree a recovery plan with creditors. Anatel on Thursday announced it removed the issue from its meeting agenda following Oi's announcement that it had won court approval to delay a creditor meeting scheduled for next month…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Anatel plans to allocate more frequencies for satellites

2016-06-11 17:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has opened public consultation regarding its proposal to allocate more frequencies to increase the capacity of geostationary satellites. The intention is to allocate 500 MHz + 500 MHz in the 18.1 GHz - 18.6 GHz band for the downlink and 27.9 GHz - 28.4 GHz for uplink exclusively for satellite services.

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Anatel OKs Telefonica to transfer Telecom Italia shares

2015-03-13 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Brazilian regulator gives the green light to phase two of Telefonica's GVT buy.

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Anatel approves GVT acquisition by Telefonica

2014-12-23 13:52:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has issued conditional approval for the purchase of broadband operator GVT by Telefonica. The conditions include the return of the fixed telephony concessions in areas where the two companies overlap (mainly in Sao Paulo) and a minimum 18 months for GVT to maintain current contracts with its users, reports Reuters. The same deadline will apply for both companies to maintain joint plans and offers. Anatel also established a period of 18 months for the Spanish operator to dispose of its shareholding in Telecom Italia. Anatel also determined that, for 18 months, Telefonica loses rights in the management of Telecom Italia. It was also decided that the planned transfer of shares held by Telefonica in Telecom Italia to Vivendi, as part of the payment for GVT, will have to be resubmitted to the Brazilian regulatory agency. Anatel also approved the entry of Vivendi in the capital of Telefonica Brasil, an operation also included in the purchase of GVT, as well as the payment of EUR 4.66 billion for the broadband operator.

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