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11/10/2010

Anatel

Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) is the Telecommunication regulating agency in Brazil. It was established by the Telecommunication General Law (Law no. 9.472, from 07/16/97) with the following characteristics:

The agency has administrative independence and financial autonomy;
There is no hierarchy subordination, but the agency is connected to the Communication Ministry;
The members of the Director Council have fixed mandate and stability. They are chosen and named by the President of the Republic after Federal Senate's approval.

João Rezende is assigned as president of Anatel

João Batista de Rezende was assigned to be president of Anatel's Director Council. His mandate will end in November 5th, 2013. The assigment was published on November 1st, 2011, on the official diary (DOU).

(Check here the decree - in portuguese)

Anatel: www.anatel.gov.br

Anatel's Council Members

Plínio de Aguiar Júnior is the President of Anatel. The actual council members are marked in blue in the following table:

Mandate 1		Mandate 2		Mandate 3
Council Member	Ending	Council Member	Ending	Council Member	Ending
Guerreiro	11/05/00	Guerreiro, Schymura, Elifas	11/05/05	Bedran	11/05/10
Perrone	11/05/01	Luis Alberto	11/05/06	Sardenberg	11/05/11
Leite	11/05/02	Leite	11/05/07	Emília	11/05/12
Leonel and Tito	11/05/03	Ziller	11/05/08	João Rezende	11/05/13
Valente	11/05/04	Plínio	11/05/09	Valente	11/05/14
João Rezende	11/05/13	-	-	-	-

Anatel's Managing Council is composed by 5 members that occupy positions with 5 years mandate. However, to the first term initiate in 11/05/1997 - constitution date of the Agency - were established different mandates ( 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 years) to distribute the renewal the advice and prevent discontinuity. The mandates are given to the positions, no matter date of ownership or exit of the councillors.

Elifas	Elifas Chaves Gurgel do Amaral
Emília	Emília Maria Silva Ribeiro
Guerreiro	Renato Navarro Guerreiro
João Rezende	João Batista Rezende
Leite	José Leite Pereira Filho
Leonel	Leonel Mário Leonel Neto
Luis Alberto	Luis Alberto da Silva
Perrone	Luiz Francisco Tenório Perrone
Plínio	Plínio Aguiar Júnior
Schymura	Luiz Guilherme Schymura de Oliveira
Tito	Luiz Tito Cerasoli
Valente	Antônio Carlos Valente da Silva
Ziller	Pedro Jaime Ziller
Bedran	Antônio Domingos Teixeira Bedran
Sardenberg	Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg

R$ Millions	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Collection of Fees for Inspection	617	650	794	1,179	1,539	1,752	1,952	1,900
Expenditures	225	258	231	252	231	230	242	300

R$ Millions	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Fistel Revenue	4,302	2,173	2,277	4,430	2,694	1,288	1,987	2,056	2,349	2,700	6,400
Expenditures	885	1,121	1,170	1,281	1,358	1,340	-	1,571	1,528	1,410	1,468