(corrected news item) The Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal of Lisbon has issued a notice in case n.º2604/04.3BELSB, indicating that it has received a request for adopting conservation measures which would amount to a suspension of two specific aspects of the …
Category Archives: Portugal
Portugal: Court may suspend obligations on duct and pole access (corrected)
Portugal: ANACOM regulation on municipal rights-of-way taxes
The Portuguese official journal (Diário da República n.° 230) of 29 Sep 2004 contained the final text of the regulation on municipal rights-of-way taxes that ANACOM was required to adopt in application of the Law on electronic communications. Article 106 …
Portugal: ANACOM conclusions on re-definition of fixed wireless access regulations
Following public consultations held in mid-2003 and again in mid-2004, the Portuguese regulatory authority ANACOM has now reached final conclusions on the way forward for the re-definition of the rights and associated conditions for the use of frequencies for fixed …
Portugal: ANACOM has made 9 market analysis notifications to the European Commission
The Portuguese regulatory authority ANACOM has taken a major step forward in the market review process under the new EU regulatory framework. ANACOM has now formally notified the European Commission, and the other National Regulatory Authorities in the European Union, …
Portugal: draft ANACOM regulation on municipal rights-of-way fees
Lei nº 5/2004 on electronic communications, which transposed the EU directives into Portuguese law earlier this year, contains very unusual stipulations on rights-of-way fees (designated as taxes). The law entitles municipalities to receive a financial compension, which is capped at maximum …
Portugal: ANACOM proposals to modify the regulatory regime for fixed wireless access
Back in June 2003, the Portuguese regulatory authority ANACOM held a public consultation on the way forward for fixed wireless access (FWA). This consultation was triggered by the fact that the roll-out of base stations by the operators licensed in …
Portugal: ANACOM consultation on access to ducts and poles of PT Comunicações
The Portuguese regulatory authority ANACOM has today initiated a public consultation on the terms and conditions for access to, and use of, underground ducts, handholes/manholes, poles and other installations and buildings belonging to PT Comunicações, the incumbent operator. Such access …
Portugal: Market review consultation on narrowband switched fixed services (retail and wholesale)
On 12 March 2004, the Portuguese regulatory authority ANACOM opened a public consultation on the definition of relevant markets for low bandwidth switched fixed services and SMP assessment in those markets. The ANACOM consultation covers retail markets (the market for access …
Portugal: Law on electronic communications will come into effect on 11 Feb 2004
Today's Diário da República, the Portuguese Offical Journal, contains the Lei 5/2004 das Comunicações Electrónicas. The law transposes the new EU regulatory framework for electronic communications, and comes into force one day after its publication, i.e. on 11 Feb 2004.
Portugal: ANACOM opens public consultation on carrier (pre)selection
The Portuguese regulatory authority ANACOM has today opened a public consultation on carrier selection (CS) and carrier pre-selection (CPS), concerning in particular the domestic number ranges that are accessible via CS/CPS, and the inter-operator procedures.