DELIVERED: PIRATING OF DOD SATELLITE NETWORKS BY

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000473

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT PASS TO EB/CIP STEVEN LATT, EB/CIP DOUGLAS SPALT

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECPS BR
SUBJECT: DELIVERED: PIRATING OF DOD SATELLITE NETWORKS BY
UNAUTHORIZED BRAZILIAN OPERATORS

REF: SECSTATE 38890


1. Per reftel, on March 10, econoff met with ANATEL (Brazil's
FCC equivalent) Superintendent of Radio Frequency and
Monitoring Edilson Ribeiro dos Santos, Regional Monitoring
Supervisor Antonio Zanoni and Spectrum Control Manager Itamar
Paes. Based on their previous conversations with Washington
interlocutors, the three were expecting the demarche econoff
presented and said ANATEL plans to resolve the complaint by
the week of March 27. They expressed surprise at the
resurfacing of the complaint, as they thought the matter had
already been resolved through their efforts in March 2005.
Santos also assured econoff that he would personally deliver
the letter and attachments to President of ANATEL, Mr. Plinio
Aguiar Jr.


2. Upon looking through the information provided, Santos
reiterated a request the GoB has made before--more
information on how the USG was able to pinpoint the location
of the culprit(s). He lamented Brazilian authorities'
inability to reproduce such a study. He and his colleagues
suggested that, if possible, ANATEL representatives
participate in an exchange program at the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to observe monitoring
practices and the advanced technology that would make the
results econoff presented to them possible. Santos also said
that he understands that some of the technology may be
protected, but the GoB is still interested in methods. Paes
added, ANATEL is looking for solutions to apprehend their
most evasive violators of radio frequency--truckers. They
hope that their possible exchange at the FCC would also help
in this regard.

CHICOLA