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06/29/2010 |
Cellular Prices and Rates
This page: Cell Phone's structure and rates: local calls (VC1) and long distance calls (VC2 and VC3). Interconnection Rates (VU-M). |
Local Calls (VC1)
Cell phones: local or register areas, are difined by natinal codes ( DDD)
It is considered local and will pay value of Communication 1 (VC1) the telephone calls that are in the same local area (same DDD). This calls could be:
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Cellular Fixed Telephone Cellular |
When the cellular is out of local area where it is registered ( area register) it is necessary to pay an additional call ( AD)
Ucel (in portuguese) |
VC1 has the value defined per minute and charged in units of 6 seconds. It is only charged those ones with duration up to 3 seconds. Calls with 3 to 30 seconds are charged as 30 seconds (initial tariff time).
VC1 values are difined in many services plans offered by operators. There are two kinds of service plan: Pre-paid and pos-paid.
VC1 originated cellular calls prices are free, according to the competition betweeen operators. The same thing don't happen with VC1 originated fixed telephone calls whose values follow Anatel's readjustment.
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Consult Anatel (portuguese): Basic Plans of Cellular Operators
National Codes ( DDD)
Long Distance Calls ( VC2 and VC3)
It is consider Long Distance the telephone calls placed in different local areas.
| VC2: | if the first DDD digit of both telephones are iqual and the second different. |
| VC3: | if the first DDD digit of both telephones are different |
| International | to other countries |
In Long Distance Calls is necessary to use the Operator Selection Code (CSP), Consult CSP Cellular Guide.( in portuguese)
Ucel (in portuguese) |
The user can choose the operator to long distance calls, so, the prices of these calls is defined by the Market. As reference, Anatel available
a comparison value system considering just the basic operators plan in : SIPT (in portuguese)
Fixed calls VC-2 and VC-3 -> Mobile
The concessionaires: Telemar, Brasil telecom, Telefonica, CTBC, Sercomtel and Embratel have the following maximum values of VC2 and VC3 ( without taxes) to Long Distance calls originated from concession area, homologated by Anatel in July/ 2007.
| VC-2 | Normal |
Reduced |
| Telemar (Oi) | 1.10268 |
0.77187 |
| BrT | 1.10976 |
0.77683 |
| Telefonica | 1.10976 |
0.77683 |
| CTBC | 1.11032 |
0.77722 |
| Sercomtel | 1.11101 |
0.77771 |
| VC-3 | Normal | Reduced |
| Telemar (Oi) | 1.25464 |
0.87824 |
| BrT | 1.26269 |
0.88388 |
| Telefonica | 1.26269 |
0.88388 |
| CTBC | 1.26334 |
0.88433 |
| Sercomtel | 1.26410 |
0.88487 |
Embratel's values were authorized by Anatel on 06/22/10 for all operators, except for Tim and CTBC cellular.
| without taxes | Normal |
Reduced |
| VC-2* | 1.11719 |
0.78203 |
| VC-3* | 1.27115 |
0.88980 |
Interconnection (VU-M)
The remuneration value of SMP network use- VU-M remunerates a SMP operator, per unit time, by it network use. VU-M is agreed through a free negotiation between operators. Readjustment deadline is february. In 2006 operators of fixed and cellular telephony didn't decide the readjustment price. In 06/10/06 Anatel published a new regulation with the following modifications:
- It established that: will have interconnection independently of the volume of changed traffic between Operators (Full Billing) finishing with billing based in unbalancing traffic (45% - 55%) between cellular operators.
- Extended to VU-M discounting in reduced hour. Cellular Operators will have to give to fixed telephony concessionaires the same discounting of 30% in the VU-M granted to the consumer in the SMP destined calls, in the hours of reduced rate.
- Established to Anatel: to fix a Reference value to VU-M (RVU-M) that will be used until the Operators of fixed and cellular telephony get at an agreement.
Anatel increased from R$0.10 to R$ 0.16, the value paid to mobile operators for long distance calls from cell phones.
In July 2007, mobile and fixed operators reached an agreement to give to mobile operators 68.5% of the tariff charged from user for call fixed-mobile. By this, VUM was readjusted for one year.
In Jan/2010, Anatel, through a comission defined the values for VU-M to be paid by Oi to mobile operators.
| VU-M (R$) | Vivo |
Claro |
Tim |
| Region I | 0.43745 |
0.41154 |
0.41956 |
| Region II | 0.41398 |
0.41243 |
0.41305 |
| Region III | 0.38934 |
0.43780 |
0.41898 |
Res. 480 from 08/14/07
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GVT pays less VU-M
Based in the decision announced in Oct/07 by the 4ª Vara da Justiça Federal of Brasília, GVT started to pay R$0.2899 per minute, this value is almost 30% less than the one paid for the cellular operators that is about R$0.40. GVT will pay de difference.
VC-2 and VC-3 for calls from Fixed -> Mobile (Values charged until Jul/08)
| VC-2 | Normal |
Reduced |
| Telemar (Oi) | 1.07302 |
0.75111 |
| BrT | 1.07732 |
0.75412 |
| Telefonica | 1.07732 |
0.75412 |
| CTBC | 1.07787 |
0.75450 |
| Sercomtel | 1.07853 |
0.75497 |
| VC-3 | Normal | Reduced |
| Telemar (Oi) | 1.22089 | 0.85462 |
| BrT | 1.22578 | 0.85804 |
| Telefonica | 1.22578 | 0.85804 |
| CTBC | 1.22641 | 0.85848 |
| Sercomtel | 1.22715 | 0.859 |
Anatel (in portuguese) |
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