Articles tagged with: Brasil Telecom and Claro

Brazil's Penetration Set to Surpass 80% as Total Market Reaches 140m

Brazilian penetration is racing upwards, with a 14.0pp gain in the twelve months ending 30th September 2008 taking the figure to 73.2%. This compares to an 8.3pp gain in the prior twelve months. At the time of writing, penetration is likely to be approaching 80%, and although it is common for markets to slow down as 100% penetration is neared, a penetration rate in excess of 90% by the end of 2009 is a possibility.  more

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Brazil: 3G bidding rules probably available this month

Anatel published proposals for the bidding rules earlier this year and in mid-August started studying feedback from sector players. Anatel's private services director Jarbas Valente hinted on September 26 the regulator's licensing team was very close to delivering a draft of the 3G bidding rules to the watchdog board. more

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First round of Brazil's leftover spectrum auction raises US$188mn

There were three blocks that drew no bids Tuesday, leaving 82 blocks still to go to auction on Wednesday. more

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TIM receives fixed line telephony license

Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel has granted the country's second largest mobile company TIM a license to supply fixed line telecoms services, TIM said in a statement. more

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