RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s public authorities claimed this is the right time to deploy LTE and move onto the next telecommunication technology, during the opening session of the Futurecom event (read all pieces), held this week in Rio de Janeiro.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our free periodic newsletters
Rezende noted Anatel has worked to increase transparency and to secure telecom service quality. Earlier this year, Anatel banned three mobile operators from selling new lines due to the high rate of customer complaints.
Indeed, quality assurance has been on the government agenda with demands for carriers to provide better services for its subscribers. “There are some issues such as the service quality, the need of expansion to poor neighborhood and rural areas, signal faults and lack of coverage,” federal deputy Eduardo Azeredo pointed out, noting the need for more political measures.