Prestação do serviço de comunicação multimídia via redes WLAN: aspectos tecnológicos e regulatórios

Abstract

The WLAN technology have made commercially viable, all over Brazil, the Internet access networks, which use this technology, known as "wireless Internet providers”. This situation creates a paradox in this kind of service in respect of the guarantees of users’ rights, since WLAN networks operate through unlicensed frequency bands. These bands are intended for use in restricted radiation equipment, operating in secondary character and, therefore, without protection against radioelectric interference, offering a precarious network environment to provide this service, commercially. However, these same providers have an important role in structuring the National Broadband Program, using WLAN technology for providing access to end users, and are authorized by the National Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL - for the exploration of the Multimedia Communication Service.