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Telecommunications services may be offered by cooperatives. The authorization is in Law 15,324, of 2026, which was published this Wednesday (7) in the Official Gazette of the Union. The expectation is that the initiative will contribute to expanding access to broadband internet.
The law provides conditions and rules for the exploitation of the service by cooperatives, such as the sharing of networks between telecommunications service providers of collective interest.
The standard also requires, for companies and cooperatives to obtain concessions for the exploration of cellular networks and satellite telecommunications signal services, that their headquarters and administrations be in Brazil.
National Congress
The new law originated in PL 1,303/2022, a bill by federal deputy Evair Vieira de Melo (PP-ES). The text was approved in both Houses of the National Congress.
In the Senate, the project was approved in November 2025, after receiving a favorable opinion from senator Flavio Arns (PSB-PR).
For Arns, the business model of large operators, with their main focus on profit, means there is no interest in taking high-capacity networks -- such as fiber optics and 5G -- to locations with low population density or lower purchasing power.
-- The result of this is the creation of digital deserts, notably in rural communities and difficult-to-reach regions, depriving millions of Brazilians of access to connectivity -- said the senator.
Agencia Senado (Reproduction authorized upon citation from Agencia Senado)
