The Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel) will conduct a public consultation about the proposal to amend the regulation on sharing infrastructure with providers of telecommunications services. The proposal aims to regulate the provisions of article 10 of Law No. 11.934/2009, which provides for limits on human exposure to electric fields , magnetic and electromagnetic fields.
Among others amendments, the project establishes the conditions under which it is disallowed to share towers, such as when the limit of human exposure to electric fields, magnetic and electromagnetic spectrum may become outdated due to sharing of the tower by radio stations; when incurring interference between systems of providers regularly installed; if the tower exceeds the ability to support new equipment, compromising its security and stability; if line of sight is blocked between radio stations belonging to providers regularly installed, compromising the quality of the service.
The Agency proposes that holders of the infrastructure, when given a waiver of the conditions, will have to prove the technical reasons through a study drawn up and signed by a qualified professional, accompanied by technical responsibility, which should always be submitted to the Agency requested.
The consultation also proposes a 24-month period for telecom service providers to report on the conditions under which they can share with existing broadcasting stations.
The consultation will begin after its publication in the Official Gazette and will last a period of 30 days.
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