Calculation of the costs of regulation for the purpose of 2011 fees - electronic communications

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Annex II of Administrative Rule no. 1473-B/2008 of 17 December and for the purposes of point b) of paragraph 1 of article 105 of the Lei das Comunicações Electrónicos (Electronic Communications Law), by determination of 7 July 2011, ANACOM has decided to:

• Approve the calculation of the amount of the costs of regulating the activity of supplier of electronic communications networks and services, with respect to the fees due in 2011, which amount is 29 872 072 euros.

• Approve the contracting of services to conduct audits of suppliers of electronic communications networks which, in 2010, reported relevant revenues and more significant variations (over 2009 civil year).

Determination of 07.07.2011 (PDF 148 Kb) http://www.anacom.pt/streaming/feeselectroniccommdeci07072011.pdf?contentId=1093873&field=ATTACHED_FILE

Calculation of fees due for the exercise of the activity of provider of publicly available electronic communications networks and services, pursuant to point b) of paragraph 1 of article 105 of Law no. 5/2004 of 10 February

1. In accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex II to Administrative Rule No. 1473-B/2008 of 17 February, public notice is made of the total value of administrative costs incurred by ICP-ANACOM and to be considered for the purposes of the settlement of fees due in 2011 for the exercise of the activity of electronic communications networks and services provider (Year n). As such, C (Year n) = 29,872,072 euros. (Average of the costs of the last two years and the budget of the current year, with the exception of provisions made in respect of ongoing legal proceedings related to the regulation of electronic communications, for which the average is taken of the last four years and of the budget of the current year.)

2. The following table provides a detailed breakdown of ICP-ANACOM's costs, based on the implemented ABC model, whose workings are described in Annex A. This detail makes it possible to identify those administrative costs that are relevant for the calculation of the fee referenced in point b) of paragraph 1 of Article 105 of the Lei das Comunicações Electrónicas (Electronic Communications Law).

It should be noted that the amount of costs now determined has declined compared to previous year by €1,654,091 (€ 31,526,163 - € 29,872,072) (-5.2%).

With regard to the relevant income of providers of electronic communications networks and services, and after receiving information from the various undertakings in the market, ICP-ANACOM decided to conduct an audit before issuing the respective invoicing.  This audit process is expected to conclude shortly.

 Breakdown of total costs (expenses) of ICP-ANACOM by activity type (incl. re-allocation of provisions) (PDF 52 Kb)

Annex Ahttp://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=346567