Promoting children’s rights The Brazilian mobile operators are proud to support the work of: Providing Brazilians n SaferNet Brazil - a national organisation founded specifically to protect children online and to further with a safer, more secure promote human rights on the internet. Between 2006 and 2013, SaferNet Brazil handled almost and convenient mobile 3.4 million reports. experience n Disque 100 (“Dial 100”) - a Freephone helpline operating under the auspices of the national February 2014 Department for Human Rights. In 2012, Disque 100 recorded a 58 per cent increase in calls relating to children and adolescents. To help raise awareness of the option for children to access the free support and services of both organisations via mobile, Brazilian mobile operators will: n Send a standard SMS to every customer informing them of the SaferNet Brazil and Disque 100 services n Include SaferNet’s logo and hyperlink on each mobile operator’s website For further information on each of these initiatives, visit www.gsmala.com/wecare-brazil GSMA Latin America 1: GSMA Intelligence SCS Qd. 09, Bloco C, Torre C, 10º andar, 2. GSMA Intelligence’s unique subscriber figures are based on a survey that tracked SIM ownership in Brazil. It differs from IBGE’s census data which tracks mobile phone ownership sala 1005 – Ed. Parque Cidade within each household. SIM ownership differs from device ownership such that multiple SIM cards can be used or shared in a single device. Brasilia-DF/Brazil - CEP: 70308-200 3. http://www.opovo.com.br/app/opovo/economia/2013/06/04/ Tel. +55 61 2196 7710 noticiasjornaleconomia,3067825/brasil-e-o-segundo-no-mundo-em-roubo-de-celulares.shtml www.gsmala.com At the end of 20131, it was estimated that Brazil had: n 114 million unique subscribers2, accounting for over a third of Latin America’s total n 274 million mobile connections, with a market penetration of 136 per cent Controlling SMS spam Reducing handset theft With approximately 268 million active Brazil has the second highest rate of n 111 million mobile broadband mobile devices in Brazil1, helping to handset theft in the world after India, connections, making it the primary control SMS spam is crucial for mobile with more than one million devices 3 means of internet access. operators in maintaining a trusted stolen each year . relationship with users. These alarming statistics have prompted As the number of users continues to To protect customers from unsolicited messages and Brazilian mobile operators to extend their grow at a rapid pace, Brazil’s leading identify spammers in Brazil, operators have launched current national collaboration and work with the GSMA’s Spam Reporting Service where users can their international counterparts to further mobile operators want to ensure that forward texts to SPAM (7726). The messages are then reduce opportunities to illegally export and every customer can enjoy mobile’s aggregated, analysed and incorporated into spam reconnect stolen devices around the world. transformational benefits in a protected ‘fingerprints’ by the system. These fingerprints give This will be achieved by sharing the device’s operators important details about origination, size, unique identification code on theGSMA’s IMEI and trusted environment. intent and growth pattern of the spam messages. The centralised database and blocking its future service allows mobile operators to isolate attacks on use. This wider international partnership will Therefore, Algar Telecom, Claro, Nextel, their network and help prevent the attack spreading help reduce the rate of theft and control illegal Oi, Sercomtel, TIM Brasil and Vivo are to another network, thus curbing the spread of spam trafficking, as stolen mobile phones will be taking active steps to provide users with in Brazil. rendered useless. safer, more secure and convenient mobile experiences by: Controlling Reducing SMS spam handset theft Promoting children’s rights.