The amount collected from telcos last year was 28% lower than in 2021, when part of what the carriers paid in the 5G auction was channeled to one of the various industry funds.
Data from Conexis Brasil Digital takes into account the legislation and administrative processes for installing antennas in the 26 municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants. Survey does not consider capitals, which have already had 5G activation in 202.
With the deployment of 5G, the quality of 4G would have dropped, according to users; Opinion polls should be carried out soon to evaluate the services.
The internet was suddenly unavailable across one poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. Officials later found that armed men had chased away a technician from internet service provider.
As Rio de Janeiro residents sheltered at home last year during the deadliest phase of Brazil's COVID-19 outbreak, police detective Gabriel Ferrando said he got a tip that something suspicious was upending local internet service.