en.Wedoany.com Reported - Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved the redemption of approximately BRL 3.9 billion in performance guarantees related to the 2021 5G auction by operators Vivo (Telefônica Brasil), Claro, and TIM. The Anatel Working Group for Monitoring the Implementation of Interference Solutions (GAISPI) confirmed that the operators have fully fulfilled their obligations to migrate free-to-air television reception to the Ku band (TVRO) and vacate the 3.5 GHz band (FSS). Subsequently, the Superintendence of Obligations (SCO) approved the redemption request.
GAISPI President and Anatel Commissioner Edson Holanda stated that the certification is a formal recognition of the obligations stipulated in the bidding documents, creating conditions for the return of the guarantees. After verification of the fulfillment of related obligations through independent audits and regulatory evidence, the corresponding guarantees were released.
For Vivo and Claro, the certification covers the migration of free-to-air television reception from C-band parabolic antennas to the Ku band, as well as the vacating of the 3.625 MHz to 3.700 MHz band. For TIM, the approved process involves guarantees related to solutions for mitigating free-to-air television reception interference. Evidence of fulfillment of all obligations came from independent audits, regulatory reports, and GAISPI monitoring processes. The SCO subsequently approved the return of guarantees related to certified commitments, retaining only those portions linked to obligations still under execution.
The same ruling stipulates that the 3.5 GHz Band Management Entity (EAF) will retain dedicated resources for completing Phase C of the Brasil Antenado program, as well as for potential passive mitigation of the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS). These resources come from the project's own remaining funds and will not have an additional impact on the guarantees already provided by the operators. Edson Holanda emphasized that the completion of this phase's tasks does not signify the end of monitoring all obligations under the 5G bidding documents. Other obligations tracked by GAISPI in the bidding documents—including the Amazon Integrated and Sustainable Development Program (Programa Amazônia Integrada e Sustentável), which incorporates the Norte Conectado project, and the Private Communication Network for Federal Public Administration (Rede Privativa de Comunicação da Administração Pública Federal)—are still being executed by relevant entities and remain under the group's continuous supervision.
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