Local operations started in September 2003 and 2 years later, they launched a free dial-up Internet service, the InteligWeb.

Intelig started as a mirror of Embratel on long distance and international phone service after the privatization of the Telebrás system.

With the opening of long distance market in 2002, they implemented their product list with data service (VPN, DIP, ATM, etc.

[citation needed] On 16 April 2009 Telecom Italia, through TIM Brasil, announced the negotiation to buy Intelig.

The negotiation have the objective to boost the TIM data infrastructure, that was suffering from the growth in users of its 3G services,[2] On 6 August 2009 ANATEL granted authorization for the merge.