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.

Anatel's Site: Anatel

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:

Anatel's Managing Advice is composed by 5 council 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 council members.

Following below the names of the Council Members and ex- Council Members:

Anatel's Budget

Anatel's revenue are the resources of Fistel, the endowments budget and additional credits that will be consigned.

Revenue of Fistel, Expenditures and Anatel's Employees

**empenhos líquidados Anatel, * até agosto

Pados Statistics

Obligation Verification Procedures (Pados)

*Pados in the Superitendência of Radiofrequency and Fiscalization (SRF)

** Judged in first instance.

Source: Rel. Ouvidoria da Anatel

* 1,659 Pados filed if enclosed the 232 without sanction.