SES DTH do Brasil has signed with Anatel (the
Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency) the
Satellite Exploitation rights terms for two Brazilian
orbital positions (48 degrees West and 64 degrees West).
The Anatel auction took place in May of this year and
the execution plan documents were under review and were
the driver for the time being the auction and the
signature.
As of the publication of extracts of the rights
terms, SES will have four years to make definitive
capacity available at 48 degrees West and six years to
make definitive capacity available at 64 degrees. At the
48 degrees West orbital position, SES will focus on
multiple uses (FSS model - Fixed Satellite Services) and
will operate in C-, Ku- and Ka-bands. The 64 degrees
West orbital position will be exclusive for
direct-to-home use (BSS - Broadcasting Satellite
Services). The exploitation rights are valid for 15
years, renewable once for the same period. SES invested
a total of R$ 59.8 million (approximately EUR 19.65
million) for the positions.
The official ceremony of signature took place in
Brasilia (DF), at the headquarters of Anatel. Present at
the event were Mr. Marconi Thomaz de Souza Maya, Anatel
Superintendent of Grants and Resources for Provisions
and Vânia Maria da Silva, Tawfic Awwad Junior, Marcos
Estevo de Oliveira Correa, Afonso Rocha Ferreira Júnior
and Marcos Vinicius Ramos da Cruz, members of the Anatel
Special Bidding Commission. Jurandir Pitsch, Vice
President, Commercial for Latin America-South,
represented SES.
