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Brazil looks at backhaul tariffs for fibre network
27 April 2010
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to revive former telecom monopoly Telebras and is considering setting charges of $131 a month for one megabit service
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Brazil may consider charging for the use of its state-owned fibre optic networks. The initiative is part of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s plan to bring round the former telecom monopoly, Telebras.
The charges could be about $131 for the use of one megabit a second by private carriers. The operators may charge customers up to $200 for the service.
Private carriers operate about 200,000 kilometres of fibre optic, about 10 times the size of the government’s network. A group representing fixed-line carriers has said the plan to charge fees on the backhaul is illegal.
According to investment bank, Banif, the plan could negatively impact Embratel, owned by Mexico’s América Móvil, and Oi, which own most of the Brazilian fibre optic network. GTB