Vésper studies alternatives after decision of the Anatel "is studying alternative", said the president of the Qualcomm, Aurélio Landmark Rodrigues São Paulo - the Qualcomm, controller of the Vésper, still does not know as it will go to proceed today ahead from the decision taken for the National Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel), that it vetoed the use of the band of 1,9 Gigahertz (GHz). c According to it, the Anatel signaled last week, for occasion of the audience in the House of representatives, which would be the vote of the advice-director. "But still it had an optimistical expectation", said the executive. The veto plays for land all the pressure of the Qualcomm in the last months to obtain the release of the band of 1,9 GHz, in substitution to the frequency of 1,8 GHz, originally acquired for the Vésper. The company brought to Brazil until Paul Jacobs, the son of the founder of the company. Under the risk to have the vetoed frequency, the Qualcomm arrived to announce that the Vésper could close the doors if did not obtain the authorization of the Anatel.
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From other news items, I think Anatel meet to consider the matter today and a the decision is expect within two week but it's hard to get a clear understanding from translated news.
Here's an English tidbt ...
On the wireless side, Brasil Telecom may well acquire local competitive exchange carrier Vesper, analyst Edigimar Maximiliano from local bank Unibanco told BNamericas, if the regulator allows Vesper to offer mobile services on its 1900MHz band-network. Like Vesper, Brasil Telecom possesses three mobile licenses tied to the 1800MHz band, and is awaiting a final decision from the regulator on whether the rules can be bent to allow the licenses to be used on the 1900MHz band. The chances of a favorable decision for Vesper and Brasil Telecom on this point are slim, however, after chief regulator Luiz Schymura gave indications on Wednesday that he would be rigid in sticking to the original rules.
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