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This excerpt taken from the TNE 20-F filed Jul 13, 2009. Private Regime Authorizations With the goal of introducing competition in fixed-line telephone services in Brazil, the federal government granted four private-regime authorizations in 1999 to permit fixed-line service providers to compete with the incumbent fixed-line concessionaires. Three of these authorizations were granted to providers of local and intraregional long-distance services in the three fixed-line service regions. Embratel currently holds two of these authorizations, which allows it to provide local fixed-line services in Regions I and III, and GVT holds the other authorization, which allows it to provide local fixed-line services in Region II. The fourth fixed-line authorization, to provide domestic and international long-distance services throughout Brazil, is currently held by Intelig. Since 2002, the number of authorizations to provide fixed-line services that the federal government may issue is unlimited.
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