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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (8479)	9/13/2000 12:16:41 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 12823

Telemar investirá R$ 1 bi em telefones fixos sem fio Quarta-feira, 24 de Maio de 2000 - 18h07 IDG Now! "Em março acaba a reserva da Vésper e aí passaremos a vender linhas com tecnologia Wireless Local Loop (WLL)", anunciou ontem (24/05) à noite o presidente da Telemar, Manoel Horácio Franscisco da Silva, no Rio de Janeiro. A tecnologia dispensa a necessidade de postes e fios telefônicos agilizando o atendimento da solicitação das linhas pelos clientes, principalmente nas periferias das grandes cidades. Segundo notícia publicada no jornal O Estado de S.Paulo, Horácio afirma que serão investidos R$ 1 bilhão na instalação de 500 mil novas linhas nos 16 estados onde a operadora oferece cobertura. Hoje o WLL já encontra-se em uso pela Vésper, concorrente da Telemar no Rio de Janeiro, mas a partir de março de 2001, quando termina a reserva de mercado dela, a ex-Telerj poderá explorar o serviço. No Ceará a rede já começou a ser construída pela Telemar e conta com investimentos de R$ 28 milhões. Half million lines will be implemented by mirror company Telemar.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (8479)	9/13/2000 12:25:11 PM
From: David Klein	Respond to of 12823

I am not sure, but I believe that up until now it is about nil. Brazil regulators had a rule that prohibits the use of competitive FWTs through the year 2002 in connection with their sale of licenses and operating properties in Brazil. An exception has grafted to that for rural areas where no service is now being provided. This exception is very recent so the mirror companies can only now move to deploy FWT's. Also, the authorities in Brazil have recently announced that the 1900 megahertz band will be reserved for a third generation and that the 1800 band will be used for willed projects. I believe the 1800 band is GSM. It looks like the government is finally letting WLL proceed in a big way. On another note for those that can download a pdf file, the link I posted a few posts back has a lot of interesting information on Brazil and Argentina for anyone interested in that telecommunications market. WLL is just a very small part of the report.