Government announces R$ 24 million investment to bring internet and mobile telephony to 190 rural locations

The federal government has allocated an investment of R$ 24 million with the goal of providing telecommunications infrastructure, such as internet and mobile telephony, to 190 rural localities that currently lack adequate coverage.

It is estimated that more than 118 thousand Brazilian citizens residing in rural areas and communities far from major urban centers can benefit from this initiative.

The implementation of this project will be conducted through the 5th Reverse Auction organized by the Group for the Implementation of the Redistribution and Digitization Process of TV and RTV Channels (Gired). The bidding is scheduled for December 8, 2026, and will be supervised by the Ministry of Communications, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), and Seja Digital.

The funds used come from the remnants of the public notice related to the 4G auction. Among the types of locations that can receive this infrastructure are indigenous villages, quilombola communities, and agricultural villages.

According to the Minister of Communications, Frederico de Siqueira Filho, expanding coverage aims to reduce disparities in technology access. He emphasized that making internet and mobile telephony available in remote and rural areas ensures that more Brazilians have access to information, education, public services, and opportunities.

The 190 localities listed in the public notice are spread across 17 federative units. This action is part of a larger program focused on expanding connectivity in regions that have historically been neglected by telecommunications infrastructure.

With this fifth edition of the auction, the total amount of resources allocated for projects of this type will reach R$ 294 million. In the four previous rounds, another 347 localities have already been served. Unlike a conventional auction, where the winner is the one who offers the highest value, the reverse format prioritizes the operator capable of executing the service by requesting the lowest contribution of public resources.

Participating companies have the freedom to select one or more localities from the list and submit a single proposal for each of them. It is mandatory that these proposals remain below the subsidy ceiling stipulated in the public notice. The operator that presents the lowest public cost to supply a specific locality will be declared the winner of that specific bid.

The Secretary of Telecommunications, Hermano Tercius, explained that this model allows investments to be directed to regions without adequate coverage, optimizing the use of public resources.

The public notice for the 5th Gired Auction was released last Saturday (the 7th). The schedule details the phases of the process, and the complete public notice, including the list of 190 localities and participation rules, is available on the Seja Digital portal.

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