In another chapter of the regulatory simplification attempts faced by the Brazilian regulator, Vitor Goes de Oliveira Menezes, Anatel Superintendent of Granting of Resources and Services, announced to attendees of the Latin American Satellite Congress 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, the upcoming changes to facilitate ground operation. "We will adopt new licensing conditions for Ka-band earth stations established in Brazil, which have the same technical features and belong to the same network", stated the official.