Message-Based value Added Services
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What are message-based value added services?
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How do you access message-based value added services?
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Who can engage in the activity of provider of message-based value added services?
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How do I know which providers of message-based value added services are properly registered?
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What is needed to initiate this activity?
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What are the obligations of providers of message-based value added services?
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What are the access codes used for message-based value added services and what are the rules governing their use?
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What are the consequences where these rules breached?
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Are providers of message-based value added services free to define the general conditions which govern the provision of the service, including prices?
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Are providers required to comply with any type of specific obligations regarding the disclosure of information on message-based value added services?
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Who bills and performs collection for the provision of message-based value added services?
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Can the failure to pay the sum billed for the provision of message-based value added services lead to the suspension of the supporting service?
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Who is responsible for enforcing compliance with the rules on access to the activity of provider of message-based value added services and on the exercise of this activity?
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Where can users address any complaints or requests for information regarding the provision of message-based value added services?
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Access and Interconnection
Information available in this area: Legislation; Determinations on ADSL offers from PT Comunicações; Statistical information to be provided by public telec.network operators; Interconnection; Traffic ownership; Significant market power; Reference interconnection offer; General and prior conditions to the negotiation of interconnection agreements; Interconnection agreements; Prices; Internet access; Selection and pre-selection of operator; Cost model for the fixed telecommunications networkBroadband area
This area contains a range of information on broadband Internet access, including ANACOM’s powers and initiatives, the national and community legislation in force, the complementary measures adopted by ANACOM, statistics, studies and several reports.Ducts Access
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ITED - ITURInternational Activity
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Information available in this area: legislation, complementary determinations on the PTC's cost accounting system; entities with significant market power, quality of leased lines service, reformulation and suspension of leased lines offer; information about prices; national and international studies and reports.Local Loop Unbundling
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Universal Service
Tenders for the selection of provider(s) of universal service of electronic communications
ANACOM public consultations
Consultation on the draft decision on the results of the audit to PTC's universal service net costs (2007-2009) - comments until 22.05.2013
ANACOM Events
ANACOM Conference 2013 - Financing the future, 01.07.2013
World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15)
World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15), Geneva, 2-27.11.2015
Association of CPLP Communications and Telecommunications Regulators
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Frequently asked questions
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