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Construction, access and installation of electronic communications networks and infrastructure
- What is the objective of this law?
- Who do Chapters II, III and IV of this law apply to?
- What infrastructure is considered suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications networks?
- What are electronic communications networks?
- What is ''right of way''?
- Who is guaranteed rights of way?
- How is right of way assigned?
- Who is responsible for establishing the procedures for rights of way?
- What principles apply to regulations on allocation of rights of way?
- What are aspects are the regulations on rights of way required to contain?
- What legal regime is applicable to rights of way in the municipal public domain?
- Where should Regulations on the allocation of rights of way be publicised?
- What rules apply to the construction of infrastructure for electronic communications by electronic communications companies?
- In what cases does the prior notice procedure not apply?
- What items must accompany the advance notification?
- What is the maximum period provided by law for the municipal council to respond to a prior notification made on the construction of infrastructure suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications networks?
- What are the possible responses of the city council, specifically provided for in Decree-Law No. 123/2009?
- Obligations of electronic communications companies which undertake works in the municipal public domain (article 8) - specification.
- What fees are payable for the use of property of the municipal public or private domain by electronic communications companies?
- Besides MFRW, can municipalities charge any other fees for the use of the property of their public or private domain?
- Are municipalities required to charge the MFRW?
- Do the State and the Autonomous Regions charge for use of their private and public domains?
- What is the system of mandatory disclosure of projects?
- Who is required to publicise notice of the works?
- What is the purpose of having mandatory disclosure of new works?
- How far in advance should new works be disclosed?
- What items should be made available?
- In what period and how can one apply to participate in the works?
- Are there any situations where the specified time limits may be shortened?
- What are the rules on cost sharing?
- Can specific technical requirements be applied to the construction of suitable infrastructure?
- Who is required to provide access to infrastructure?
- Who are the beneficiaries of access to suitable infrastructure?
- What are the principles governing access?
- Can access to infrastructure be refused?
- What situations are provided by law for refusal of access?
- Before refusing access, and in uncertain cases, can the entities of article 2 seek the cooperation of ANACOM?
- And after access is refused, how may ANACOM's intervention be requested and for what purpose?
- What are the requirements for applying to ANACOM for intervention?
- What action does ANACOM take when it receives a request for intervention?
- Can suitable infrastructure be occupied by only one operator?
- Can the entity in possession the infrastructure reserve space for its own use?
- Can the installation of networks in suitable infrastructure be made subject to specific technical requirements?
- What are the general obligations of entities in possession of infrastructure suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications?
- What aspects must be included in the rules drawn up by the entities of article 2 with regard to access and use of their suitable infrastructures?
- What are the principles applicable to access remuneration?
- What remuneration is applicable to access to public ITUR infrastructure?
- What is the remuneration applicable to access with respect to suitable infrastructure belonging to public or private domain of local authorities?
- Can ANACOM's intervention be requested to decide on the access remuneration?
- How can sectoral regulators intervene where access is to the suitable infrastructure of an entity which is subject to this regulation?
- Who should requests for access to suitable infrastructure be directed to?
- Is there a legal deadline for responding to a request for access?
- Is there a legal deadline by which electronic communications companies have to complete the installation of systems and equipment in suitable infrastructure?
- Are electronic communications companies required to effectively use the suitable infrastructure to which they been granted access?
- Under what conditions are electronic communications companies required to remove their networks?
- What happens if the electronic communications companies required to undertake the removal of networks fails to proceed with such removal?
- Can electronic communications companies freely replace electronic network resources accommodated in suitable infrastructure to which they have been granted access?
- Who is required to prepare a register of infrastructure?
- What information must be included in the register?
- What are the minimum elements of the register?
- Where are the registers published?
- Must all suitable infrastructure be registered or are there exceptions?
- Are the entities which keep registers required to inform the electronic communications companies on issues related to the respective infrastructure?
- What is the SIC?
- What information should be disclosed in the SIC?
- Who manages the SIC?
- Who ensures that the information contained in the SIC is updated?
- Who has access to the SIC?
- How can the SIC be accessed?
- How is the confidentiality of certain information guaranteed?
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