02/05/07

Prices and Rates of Fixed Telephony (STFC)

 

Local Pulso para minuto Longa Distância Reajustes Outras

This page: Plans of Basic Service and PASOO of rate per minutes that replace the tariff of local calls per pulse.

 

Conversion of Pulse to Minute

 

The concessionaires of local fixed telephony ( Telemar, BrT, Telefonica, CTBC and Sercomtel) will begin in March of 2007 the change in the charging of local calls between fixed telephones. These calls won't be charged per pulse and will be charge per minute.

 

These operators available in 03/31/2007 a relation of localities in which the charge per minute will begin between March 1st and July 31st of 2007.

 

In the localities not included in this relation, the local calls to fixed telephones that will exceed the monthly charge won't be charged from March 1st of 2007. From August 1st of 2007, the operators could begin to charge in these localities, although, they must publishe the intention 30 days before.

 

 

Search your city Operator: Telemar Brasil Telecom Telefonica CTBC Sercomtel City/Locality: (without accents)

 

The users will be charged per minute and will be able to choose between the following alternatives:

• Basic Plan
• Alternative Plan of Obligated Offer (PASOO)
• Other alternative plans offered by operators

The following table present a comparison of Basic Plan per pulse (actual) and the new plans per minute ( Basic and PASOO).

 

	Basic Plan Pulse	Plano Básico Minuto	Alternative Plan PASOO
Signature	same value	same value	same value
Value per Minute	-	around 2/3 of the pulse value	around 1/4 of the pulse value
Rate included in the residential signature.	100 pulses	200 minutes	400 minutes
Rate in the beginning of the call	1 pulse	0.5 minutes	4 minutes
Rate alternatives	2nd random pulse followed by regular pulses in each 4 minutes	each 6 sec.	each 6 sec.
Minimum time from which the call is charged	doesn't have	3 seconds	doesn't have
Cost of call in the time of reduced rate*	1 pulse	2 minutes	4 minutes

* Monday to Friday (0-6 hrs); Saturdays (0-6 hrs and 14-24 hrs) and Sundays

 

The following figure presents a comparison of cost of a local call per minute to the plans presented in the table above.

 

Note: The simulation use the values of pulse (R$ with taxes) of Telefonica in São Paulo.

 

The main conclusions are:

• The Basic Plan (minute) presents lower costs to calls of lesser time, but the value of minute is bigger than in the PASOO. Most part of the calls has less than 4 minutes (Medição da Anatel).
• The Alternative Plan (PASOO) presents lower costs to calls of long duration (more than 3 minutes). The PASOO presents a cost similar to the plan per pulse charging of a tax in the beginning of the call (equivalent to 4 minutes) and a lesser cost per minute in relation to the Basic Plan.

Applicable Regulation

 

TYPE Nº	DATE	TITLE
Res. 423	12/06/2005	Norm to the Alteration of Rate of the Basic Plan of STFC in the Local Modality Provide in Public Regimen.   Stated Periods postponed per 1 year by: Resolution 432, from 02/23/2006,
Res 450	12/14/2006	Alternative Plan of Service of Obligated Offer (PASOO)
		Readjustment of rates in 2006

 

 

 

More informations consult:

 

 

Conversion of Rates to local calls from STFC Pulse to Minute

Eduardo Tude

 

The advancing of the conversion of pulse to minute in the local calls
Eduardo Tude

 

Lecture of Anatel in the public audience about PASOO

 

 

 

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