IV. Electronic communications

A. Electronic Communications Law
- Law of Electronic Communications
  - Law no. 51/2011, of 13 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1099877
    Republished with the Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February on the current wording
  - Decree-Law no. 258/2009, of 25 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1001073
    Amends and republishes Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May
  - Law no. 32/2009, of 9 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976661
  - Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975261
    Rectified by Statement no. º 43/2009 of June 25, amended and republished by Decree-Law n. 258/2009 of 25 September
  - Law no. 35/2008, of 28 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975265
  - Decree-Law no. 176/2007, of 8 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975285
  - Statement of Rectification no. 32-A/2004, of 10 of April http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975259
  - Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975162
    Subject to subsequent changes (D.L. no. 176/2007, D.L. no. 123/2009 and D.L no. 258/2009, Law no. 51/2011) and Subject to subsequent addition (Law no. 35/2008)
- Institution of court for intellectual property and the court for competition, regulation and supervision
  - Law no. 46/2011, of 24 June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1091089
- List of standards and specifications for electronic communications networks and services
  - Notice no. 12678 of 15.04.2008, published on 23 of April http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975291
  - Notice of 08.05.2006, published on 18 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975302
  - Notice of 20.05.2004, published on 1 of June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=981465
  - Notice of 09.03.2004, published on 24 of March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975310

B. Universal telecommunications service
- Bases of the public telecommunications service concession
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No 2/2013, of 10 January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1150234
  - Decree-Law no. 31/2003, of 17 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975835
- Provisions approving the minutes of the purchase contract of the telecommunications basic network and of the amending agreement of the concession contract
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 147/2002, of 26 December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975858
- Basic Telecommunications Law
  - Law no. 29/2002, of 6 of December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975893
    Revoked the Article 1º, except the text of the Article 12º, no. 2, of the Law no. 91/97, of 1 of August
  - Law no. 91/97, of 1 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975872
    Revoked, except the Article 12º no. 2 and 3, according the text of the Law 29/2002, of 6 of December
- Compulsory purchase regime for the basic telecommunications network
  - Decree-Law no. 95/2003, of 3 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975909
  - Law no. 6/2003, of 6 of March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975905
- Price Convention for the Telecommunications Universal Service agreed between the GDCC, ANACOM and PTC (30.12.2002)
  - Price Convention for the Telecommunications Universal Service (30.12.2012) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976453
- Distribution of compensation among the different undertakings providing public service
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 50/2012, of 22 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1127870
    Revoked by Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 66/2012, of 6 of August
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers number 96/2010, of 14 December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1064014
- Compensation fund for the electronic communications universal service
  - Law no. 35/2012, of 23 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1136652
- Telex Service

C. ANACOM Regulations
- Procedures for the collection and delivery to municipalities of TMDP (municipal fee for rights of way)
  - Regulation no. 38/2004, published on 29 of September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975350
- Regulation on quality of service
  - Regulation no. 372/2009, published on 28 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=981606
    Regulation amending Regulation number 46/2005, of 14 June
  - Regulation no. 46/2005, published on 14 of June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975357
    Rectified by Regulation no. 372/2009, of 28 August
- Portability regulation
  - Regulation no. 114/2012, published on 13 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1120796
    Amending Regulation to the Portability Regulation
  - Regulation no. 302/2009, published on 16 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975597
    Amending Regulation to the Portability Regulation
  - Regulation no. 87/2009, published on 18 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975450
    Amending Regulation to the Portability Regulation
  - Regulation no. 58/2005, published on 18 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975391
    Amended by Regulation no. 87/2009, of 18 February, no. 302/2009, of 16 July and no. 114/2012, of 13 March
- Selection and pre-selection regulation
  - Regulation no. 268/2007, published on 15 of October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975619
    Regulation of amending the Regulation no. 1/2006, of 9 January
  - Regulation no. 1/2006, published on 9 of January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975607
    Change by Regulation no. 268/2007, of 15 October

D. Data protection and privacy
- Law on the protection of personal data
  - Law no. 67/98, of 26 of October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976192
- Processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector
  - Law no. 46/2012, of 29 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1138221
  - Law no. 41/2004, of 18 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976164
    Amended and republished by Law no. 46/2012, of 29 August
- Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks
  - Law 32/2008 of 17 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976199
- Lays down the technical and security conditions under which electronic communications for the transmission of traffic and location data on natural persons and legal entities, as well as of related data necessary to identify the subscriber or registered user, must operate
  - Administrative Rule no. 694/2010, of 16 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1045984
  - Administrative Rule no. 131/2010, of 2 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1015191
  - Administrative Rule no. 915/2009, of 18 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976206
  - Administrative Rule no. 469/2009, of 6 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976201

E. Infrastructures
- Regime governing the construction, access to and set up of electronic communications networks and infrastructures in buildings, housing developments and urban settlements (ITED/ITUR regime)
  - Decree-Law no. 258/2009, of 25 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1001158
    Amends and republishes Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May
  - Law no. 32/2009, of 9 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1022515
  - Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976754
    Rectified by Statement no. º 43/2009 of June 25, amended and republished by Decree-Law n. 258/2009 of 25 September

F. Audiotext services and value added
- Rules governing access to and pursuit of the activity of audiotext service provider
  - Decree-Law No 8/2013, of 18 January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1151642
  - Law no. 51/2011, of 13 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1099902
    Change the Article 14 of Decree-Law no. 177/99, of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 63/2009, of 10 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976703
    Change the Articles 1 to 10, 12 to 14 and adding the Article 9-A to Decree-Law no. 177/99 and change the Articles 1, 2 and 2-A of Decree-Law no. 175/99, both of 21 May
  - Law no. 95/2001, of 20 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984643
    Change the Articles 10, 13, 14 and 16 of Decree-Law no. 177/99 and change the Article 3 of Decree-Law no. 175/99, both of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 177/99, of 21 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976689
    Subsequently amended by Law no. 95/2001, of 20 of August, Decree-Law no. 63/2009, of 10 March, Law no. 51/2011, of 13 September, and Decree-Law no. 8/2013, of 18 January.
- Advertising of audiotext services
  - Decree-Law no. 63/2009, of 10 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984652
    Change the Articles 1 to 10, 12 to 14 and adding the Article 9-A to Decree-Law no. 177/99 and change the Articles 1, 2 and 2-A of Decree-Law no. 175/99, both of 21 May
  - Law no. 95/2001, of 20 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976576
    Change the Articles 10, 13, 14 and 16 of Decree-Law no. 177/99 and change the Article 3 of Decree-Law no. 175/99, both of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 148/2001, of 7 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976725
    Change the Article 2, the number 1 of Article 3 and adding the Article 2-A to Decree-Law no. 175/99, of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 175/99, of 21 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976715
    Subject to subsequent alterations
- Regime of simplified free access and exercise of service activities within the national territory
  - Decree-Law number 92/2010, of 26 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1043475

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