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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Recently authorized by Anatel, the …

In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Eduardo Levy, executive director of telecom union SindiTelebrasil, evaluates the effect of Rio de Janeiro’s new rules on towers on Brazil’s telecom landscape.

In Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro has new rules for installing radio base stations sites. The city is establishing a series of stricter rules for telecoms towers, both …

The Brazilian government named João Batista de Rezende to a two-year term as president of Anatel, the country’s telecommunications regulator. Rezende will replace Ronaldo Sardenberg, Anatel’s president since 2009. Among …

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 …

HNS Communications Americas paid R$ 145.2 million (US $91.5 million) and was the first one to to win a satellite orbital position that would cover Brazil. The Brazilian National Telecommunications …

It has been a competitive battle for the No. 2 position in Brazil’s mobile phone market. While Vivo has maintained its leadership position, the second position has been a long …

The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) set a R$ 9.5 million (US $6 million) price for 2.5 GHz band spectrum so TV Filme Brasília, which belongs to Sky Group, can …

The Brazilian mobile market counted 217.3 million cellphones by the first half of the year, according to Telecommunications Nacional Agency (Anatel), which just released numbers that show a teledensiy of 111.6%. In June alone, 2.3 million …

Brazilian carrier Vivo, which was bought by Spanish operator Telefônica in July 2010, kept its leadership in mobile access during the first half of 2011. According to numbers just released by Anatel, …

TeleGeography | May 9, 2011 Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel last Thursday approved plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5GHz band using WiMAX technology. The watchdog has …

Bloomberg | May 10, 2011 | Iuri Dantas Brazil’s government is lobbying the telecommunications regulatory agency to speed up approval of more than 1,000 permits for individual companies to offer …

TeleGeography | March 25, 2011 Brazil’s antitrust regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or Cade) approved on Wednesday, without limitation, Vivendi’s acquisition of GVT Holding, …

Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2011 | Paulo Winterstein SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian telecommunications regulator Anatel on Thursday recommended approval of Vivendi SA’s (VIV.FR) takeover of GVT Holding, which …

TeleGeography | January 24, 2011 State-owned telecoms company Telebras has been given the green light by the telecoms regulator Anatel to operate broadband internet services in the last mile. The …

Business News Americas | January 20, 2011 | Josh Miller Brazil could see a rise in mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) throughout 2011, with airlines, supermarkets and sports associations potentially …

Wall Street Journal | January 19, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil mobile phone subscriptions rose to 202.94 million in 2010, up 16.66% from the previous year, according …

Elephant Talk | January 12, 2011 | Press Release LONDON– Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (OTC.BB:ETAK) (www.elephanttalk.com), an international provider of business software and services to the telecommunications and financial services …