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Pay TV Services
The Pay TV services provide video and/or audio signals to subscribers. They are provided in 4 technology modalities/king of authorization:
- Cable TV, the signals are provided through physical devices (coaxial cable and optical fiber).
- MMDS (Multimedia Distribution System), the distribution of signals use radio frequencies in the microwave band (2500 to 2680 MHz).
- DTH (Direct To Home), the distribution of signals to subscribers is provide through satellite.
- Pay TV (TVA), the distribution of signals use only one radio frequency channel UHF.
Cable TV is stablished by the Law 8,977 (Law of Cable TV) stablishes different services from others Pay TV services. At least 51% of the social capital must be hold by national companies controlled by brazilian citizens.
Authorizations
Source: Anatel
Authorizations (signed contracts) *
Source: Anatel |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Jun/07 |
MMDS |
87 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
Cable TV |
300 |
293 |
286 |
280 |
279 |
TVA |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
DTH |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Total |
422 |
412 |
405 |
399 |
398 |
* Including in Operation and in Installation
Authorizations (signed contracts) in Operation
Source: Anatel |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Jun/07 |
MMDS |
59 |
63 |
67 |
75 |
75 |
Cable TV |
199 |
212 |
218 |
232 |
237 |
TVA |
24 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
DTH |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
Total |
290 |
309 |
319 |
341 |
398 |
The signed contracts are distributed between the total operators following presented, classified per technology.
Quantity of Providers
Source: Anatel |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Jun/07 |
MMDS |
29 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
Cable TV |
113 |
111 |
112 |
109 |
110 |
MMDS and Cable TV |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
DTH |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
TVA |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
MMDS and TVA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Total |
178 |
175 |
176 |
172 |
173 |
Consult: Pay TV Providers Guide
Attendance
Cities where there is signed contracts
| Source: Anatel |
2005 |
2006 |
Q207 |
Just MMDS |
201 |
205 |
206 |
Just Cable TV |
167 |
159 |
159 |
MMDS and Cable TV |
117 |
115 |
114 |
Total |
485 |
479 |
479 |
% Brazil |
8.8% |
8.7% |
8.7% |
* Millions
In the Q207 there were providers in operation in 442 from 479 cities with signed contracts. Pay TV service was available (Cable TV or MMDS) was available in 7.9% of the cities and 55.5% of the population.
Quality
Anatel approved on Jul/05 the plan of Pay TV quality goals with 10 indicators:
- Index of Claims (IR),
- Index of Service Installation (IIS),
- Index of Service Desactivation (IDS),
- Index of Answered Posts (ICR),
- Index of Personal Attendance (IAP),
- Index of Completed Calls (ICC),
- Index of Attended Calls (ILA),
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