Anatel announced that it will bid on four Brazilian satellite orbital positions in the bands C, Ku and Ka within 12 existing positions. The rules for the auction will be available beginning July 19 and proposals must be delivered by August 23.
Each orbital position has a minimum price of R$ 3,945,844.10. The winning operators will have up to five years to launch operations. Anatel has also established a limit of two orbital positions for the same company.Anatel expects the new satellites to be ready and working by 2014 World Cup to support the demand for transmission capacity of TV signals and broadband.
The satellites must cover 100% of Brazilian territory and devote part of their ability to serve the Brazilian market. The exploration rights are granted for 15 years and can be renewed once. The same company may obtain rights to two licenses of the four bid.
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