{"id":3493,"date":"2013-02-07T13:40:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2015-05-14T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T09:49:14","slug":"gsma-comments-on-decision-by-brazilian-ministry-of-communications-to-allocate-digital-dividend-to-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-comments-on-decision-by-brazilian-ministry-of-communications-to-allocate-digital-dividend-to-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA Comments on Decision by Brazilian Ministry of Communications to Allocate Digital Dividend to Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"

London: <\/b> Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding Brazil’s decision to allocate the 700MHz spectrum band to mobile: <\/p>\n

\u201cThe GSMA welcomes today’s decision by Brazilian Minister of Communications, Paulo Bernardo, instructing regulator ANATEL to allocate the 700MHz spectrum band to mobile broadband services. Brazil’s action complements earlier decisions by other Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay. This Digital Dividend spectrum is a key enabler for universal mobile broadband access, supporting affordable network roll-out and offering a host of socio-economic benefits for urban and rural populations alike, including those living in remote areas where fixed-line penetration is low. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe now encourage ANATEL to work with Brazilian mobile operators to define the conditions and timing for licensing the spectrum to best advance development of the country’s wider mobile ecosystem and provide innovative services to consumers. Adoption of a harmonised 700MHz band plan will be essential to generate the economies of scale needed to deliver the full benefits of affordable mobile broadband services to the people of Brazil.\u201d <\/p>\n

-ENDS- <\/p>\n

Notes to Editors <\/b>
\nStatement from the Brazilian Ministry of Communications can be found here: http:\/\/www.in.gov.br\/visualiza\/index.jsp?data=07\/02\/2013&jornal=1&pagina=46&totalArquivos=131<\/a> <\/p>\n

About the GSMA <\/b>
\nThe GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem , including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo. <\/p>\n

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com <\/a> or Mobile World Live, the online portal for the mobile communications industry, at www.mobileworldlive.com <\/a><\/p>\n

Media Contacts:<\/b>
\nGSMA Press Office
\npress@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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