27 Brazilian Telecommunications Regulatory Framework and the Impacts on the Development of Broadband Radio Access Systems Carlos Lorena Neto, Edson José Bonon and Fabrício Lira Figueiredo © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 A. Paradisi et al. (eds.), Long Term Evolution, Telecommunications and Information Technology, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23823-4_2 Abstract The introduction of new radio access technologies into the market has been accelerated in the last years, imposing an equally swift evolution of regula- tory instruments aimed at adjusting telecommunication services to the new tech- nological scenarios, e.g., by adequately allocating frequency bands for efficient spectrum utilization, and remodeling normative instruments for product certifica- tion. This chapter highlights the impacts of these regulatory sectors on systemic requirements, and points out new opportunities for developing broadband radio access system technologies taking the Brazilian regulatory scenario as a reference. 1 Introduction The access to voice and data services over a broadband access network is first and foremost a public interest service granted under a public regime, or authorized under a private regime. However, it can also be characterized as the rendering of restricted interest services under a private regime when specific frequency bands are allocated to the different Limited Private Service (SLP). The SLP regime is intended to support the operational activities of companies, such as the electric C. Lorena Neto (*) · E.J. Bonon · F.L. Figueiredo CPqD Foundation, Campinas, SP, Brazil e-mail: clneto@cpqd.com.br E.J. Bonon e-mail: bonon@cpqd.com.br F.L. Figueiredo e-mail: fabricio@cpqd.com.br