Business News Americas | February 28, 2011 | Josh Miller
Along with other areas of Brazil’s government, the communications ministry (Minicom) will see its 2011 budget suffer cuts, but the national broadband plan (PNBL) is expected to remain pretty much intact, analysts told BNamericas.
“From what I have heard thus far, [state-owned telco] Telebrás won’t be impacted by the cuts,” said Nelson Wortsman, infrastructure and digital convergence director for the association of Brazillian ICT companies, Brasscom. Telebrás is responsible for implementing the PNBL.
Regardless, Wortsman added, the country’s telecom market has plenty of private operators and investment firms interested in filling any governmental gaps.
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