Broadband price fell 83%

The price of the fixed broadband in Brazil fell 83% from 2010 to 2018, according to the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). According to the progress report of the telecommunications industry about the fixed broadband, the monthly average price of 1 Mbps, which was R $21.20 in 2010, is costing $3 now, 50th study shows that Brazil is the sixth-largest fixed broadband market in the world with 31 million hits, or 2.8% of the global market, behind China, USA, Japan, Germany and Russia, according to the report, 64.4% of Brazilian municipalities already have presence of optical fiber. Are 3,589 municipalities, where live 89.4% of the population. Today the industry invests on average R $28 billion a year, which reflects the quality of service. The fulfillment of broadband quality goals was 56.9% in 2015 to 76.5% in 2018. According to the report, the continuity of the stem passes through public policies. "It is necessary that the legal framework of the sector is updated, with the approval by Congress of 79/2016 PLC, which will apply on broadband investments today are made mandatory on fixed telephony", says the FCC. /Agencies