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ITU-D -FLASH • 2015 ITU AND ANATEL: MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE BRAZILIAN TELECOMMUNICATION MARKET perspective but also from an efficiency standpoint. It has also improved the decision-making process of the Agency, based on reliable and better structured information. The cost models developed will enable ANATEL to improve the evaluation of the costs s of implementing new regulatory policies; the identification of opportunity costs related to regulatory changes; and the measurement of the benefit generated by the impact of regulatory modifications.Ms Vera Zanetti, project manager at ITU, commended the team from ANATEL and the consortium of consultants for their professionalism and dedication which resulted in a positive outcome. \"ANATEL's dedication as well as the professionalism and dedication of the team that conducted the work of the consortium - led by Advisia - were crucial to the successful implementation of the project.\"ITU and ANATEL are already defining new areas of cooperation. Recently, during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, ANATEL confirmed an additional contribution of USD 2.6 million to a project to enhance the agency's regulatory, human and financial resources capacities and competencies. \"Playing our dual role as a United Nations Specialized Agency and project implementation, we are continuously forging partnerships with public and private sector entities in order to hasten the pace towards the establishment of a truly global information society\", said Cosmas Zavazava, Chief of Projects and Knowledge Management Department in the Telecommunication Development Bureau. ITU and ANATEL have a longstanding relationship in the implementation of large scale projects for the structural reform of the Brazilian telecom sector. Since the early 90's, they have been working together in a variety of areas, ranging from technical regulatory issues to training programs for ANATEL's staff.