ANATEL wants to end clandestine use of cell phone signal repeater.

In 60 days, the technical area of the Agency have to present an alternative to restrain the use by the general public, of equipment that boost the cell signal, but that cause interference in the networks. And the certification of some of these devices has already been suspended by the Agency.

A simple surveillance in a rig at Senac (National Service of Commercial Learning) ended up pointing to a big problem of interference in the Brazilian cellular networks, the Fcc intends to curb. This supervision, the Agency found that the entity was using a cell phone signal Repeater equipment of course. Only this equipment cannot be used by the user, because it causes interference to other equipment.

By analyzing the process, Igor de Freitas Adviser decided to go deeper into this matter and found that there are two types of equipment such as those marketed in Brazil: one that causes interference on all frequencies and another that “selects” the frequency that the client wants, theoretically, improve the signal, but, as a result, ends up interfering with another signal.

Because the Agency found that were sold so far in the country, more than 25 thousand of these products. Only the operators reported that they own Anatel just installed just over 1.5 thousand. The disproportion between the equipment sold and those actually used by the operators “highlights the large quantity of such equipment installed outside the control of the operators, increasing the risk of harmful interference in the service provided,” says Freitas.

To minimize the risks, the Board decided at its meeting yesterday (12) cancel the certification of such equipment that interfere of unfettered in the frequencies. In addition, he ordered the technical area to change the certification requirements of equipment accessories “to address only those that have selective amplification at the frequency of a single cell phone provider. And will send the manufacturer add on the packaging of the equipment sold at retail to guide the consumer to the operation of that product is only allowed to a cellular operator, before the acquisition.

Finally, the FCC ordered that the technical area present a proposal to curb the use of equipment that are already on the market within 60 days.

And as for Senac. Well, he will have to pay a fine for using cell phone equipment without a license.

Dane Avanzi and businessman , lawyer and vice president – Aerbras – Association of radio companies in Brazil