It seems that the public pressure worked, at least for now: Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) confirmed that companies deinternet broadband operators are not allowed to block connections from users who exceed the limits of monthly data.
"This method is considered by many of us as a form of protest, in other words, it's like a lot of people were in the stores phone operators and preventing foot traffic in them (sic)," explains Anonymous. In step by step released by Anonymous, are not only the necessary steps to carry out the attack, as well as tools to be used that can be downloaded for free. The suspicion is that it is a DDoS attack, which happens when a person deliberately or group controls machines "zombies" and forces them to send requests to a website server. And finally, they were released some of the major network addresses that operators use in Brazil. The news was published in the Anatel site in the late afternoon.
According to the Agency's technical, PIs were screened and the vast majority of them are of international origin, ie the suspicion is that some botnet was not hired for this purpose.
"The easiest speech to Anatel would put the internet has to be unlimited." With the decision on Friday, the case was avocadoes by the board of the Agency, which shall be responsible for analysis and related decisions.
Until a deliberation between the directors is made, all operators are prohibited from in any way limiting the fixed Internet users data consumption. But then the company could increase prices, reduce speed and it would end up hurting the consumer.
Rao said the fixed Internet as unlimited business model is not finished, as some companies may still adopt this strategy.
On Monday (18/4), the Office of Relations with Consumers had already prohibited in preventive, limiting the fixed internet. Still, the matter turned controversial after Vivo announced in February that would adopt franchises in new contracts that service.
Anatel will study the issue of franchises in fixed broadband.
