List of acronyms


Acronyms

CATI - Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing.

ICP-ANACOM - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (national regulatory authority - Portugal).

INE - Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal).

LTE - Long Term Evolution.

MDF - Main Distribution Frame.

NGA - Next Generation Access Networks.

OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

OFCOM - Office of Communications (national regulatory authority - United Kingdom).

ULL - Co-installed operator (unbundled local loop).

FTS - Fixed telephone service.

STVS - Subscription television service.

EU27 - European Union in its current composition (27 countries).

ITU - International Telecommunication Union.

UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

USB - Universal Serial Bus.