UPDATE 1-Brazil regulator 'prepared' to intervene in Oi if needed
October 17, 2016 at 16:21 PM EDT
SAO PAULO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The head of Brazil's telecom watchdog Anatel said on Monday it was not the government's goal to intervene in Oi SA but that it must "be prepared" to do so should the country's largest fixed-line carrier fail to resolve its debt problems during bankruptcy proceedings.