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An additive contract signed by the Ministry of Communications MCom allows the transfer of R 401 million from the Telecommunications Services Universalization Fund Fust to the National Bank for Economic and Social Development BNDES. Dthe amount R 378.5 million are allocated to support in the reimbursable modality and were passed on to the financial agent in the form of a long-term loan. Another R 22.5 million of a non-reimbursablenature are already available for the execution of projects aimed at digital inclusion. With the release of these amounts the amount allocated to investments in the sector this year reaches almost R 1.2 billion. The first transfer in the order of R 796.7 million was foreseen in a contract signed on December 7 by BNDES and the Management Council of Fust CG-Fust. BNDES is fusts financial agent responsible for operationalizing the resources for the realization of programs projects plans activities initiatives and actions that will receive the grant or financing. The additive contract was signed last Wednesday 28. PROJECT BOOK 2023 -To guide the implementation of Fusts resources the Management Council approved on Thursday 29 the project book for 2023. The proposal accepted during the 5th Rand the Xtraordinary E union includes eleven initiatives aimed at connectivity in public schools and the expansion use and improvement of telecommunications networks and services. The document serves as a parameter to guide theselectionof projects that may receive the grant or funding. This is the funds first project book after its restructuring. Estella Dantas president of the Management Council and interim Minister of Communications celebrated the advances we made history its the first year and theres no turning back. The project book also provides references for cost metrics and tracking indicators. The Secretary of Telecommunications Nathalia Lobo emphasized that this is not a watertight document and will be constantly evolving in order to meet demands that may arise in order to ensure the effectiveness of public policy. CONNECTIVITY IN SCHOOLS - Two projects are focused on connectivity in schools within the reimbursable modality. One provides for the construction of high-speed networks for non-connected institutions or with inadequate connection and the other deals with the construction of an internal network for any public school without a proper network. In the non-reimbursable modality linked to the Union budget are the projects with the aim of providing broadband access to public schools rural and urban not connected and the cost of the schools internet connection service for a period of 36 months including subscription and internal network. It is also planned the project related to the distribution of chips from Internet Brazil to the Departments of Education that join the Program. There is also the budget foreseen as part of the tax waiver which includes implementation of a project aimed at also provision of broadband access to rural and urban public schools not connected. The list of institutions will be made available in action or specific notice. EXPANSION OF NETWORKS AND SERVICES - The notebook establishes three projects in the reimbursable modality oriented to the expansion use and improvement of telecommunications networks and services. They are expansion of personal mobile service SMP coverage in locations or state highways not served with 4G or superior technology construction of high capacity access network in municipalities with low broadband coverage construction of high capacity transportation network with fiber optic technology in municipalities and localities. The Council also included three other projects in the non-reimbursable notebook. The first deals with the expansion of smp coverage in the areas indicated in the Rural Towers project of the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply MAPA. The locations contemplated will be listed in specific action or notice. The second is the Connectivity Grant to promote discount on service plans for families registered in the Federal Governments Cadnico. And the third is aimed at the access to the Internet Brazil program from the offer of data packages at pre-established levels. APPLICATION OF RESOURCES At the extraordinary meeting the Management Board also approved amendments to the Resolution establishing rules for the use of funds from the Fund. The changes aimed to include a clearer definition for the rules regarding the accountability of projects to enable effective monitoring by the financial agent.
