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The losses on settlements of litigation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 98
-Subparagraph f
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Represents the maximum percentage of services invoiced, that the mobile operators are entitled to receive on behalf and to the order of providers of audiotext and mass calling Value Added Services.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of legal actions filed by trade unions.

No definition available.

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Represents the total number of legal actions that will continue within the Federal Civil and Commercial Court.

No definition available.

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Represents the period preceding the date of lawsuit, to be considered for crediting the customers for unused minutes on expired prepaid cards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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Represents the period preceding the date of lawsuit, to be considered for reimbursement of excess amount collected from customers, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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Represents the period considered for the reimbursement of increased price billed to customer, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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The period during which amounts collected for internet and cable services.

No definition available.

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The period of default made for union contributions and payments.

No definition available.

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Represents the period to file interconnection contracts under the ENACOM, or the addenda to the existing ones, that ensure adjustments to the contracts already in force and with relation to the services rendered by the members of CAVAM, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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