XIII. Public tenders and auctions

A. Land mobile service - GSM and DCS 1800
- Public tender regulation for the allocation a right to use frequencies, on a national basis, for the provision of the publically available land mobile service in the 450-470 MHz frequency band
  - Regulation no. 474/2008, of 22 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976350
  - Order no. 14932/2008, published on 29 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976331
- Regulation for the public tender for the licence awarding for the provision of the complementary land mobile telecommunications service (900 MHz-GSM band)
  - Administrative Rule no. 241/91, of 23 of March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976354
- Regulation for the Invitation to Tender LMS - GSM and DCS 1800
  - Administrative Rule no. 800/2000, of 21 of September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976368
  - Administrative Rule no. 447-A/97, of 7 of July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976360
    Subject to subsequent changes
- Frequencies for provision of the public-use telecommunications service
  - Notice of 21.04.1998, published on 11 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976370

B. International Mobile Telecommunications System (IMT2000/UMTS)
- IMT2000/UMTS frequencies
  - Notice of 29 of July 2000 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976074
- Launches the IMT2000/UMTS public tender
  - OJEC C276 of 28.09.2000 - Notice of 14 of September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976076
  - Notice no. 11914-A/2000, of 1 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976075
- Regulation of the public tender for the attribution of four licences for international Mobile Telecommunication Systems (IMT 2000/UMTS)
  - Ministerial Order no. 122/2001, of 18 of December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976085
  - Administrative Rule no. 1428-A/2001, of 17 of December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976082
  - Administrative Rule no. 532-A/2000, of 31 of July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976077
    Subject to subsequent changes
- Rate applied to the act of attribution of frequencies for each of the entities licensed
  - Administrative Rule no. 532-B/2000, of 31 of July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976086
- UMTS Committee
  - Ministerial Order no. 15661-A/2000, of 1 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976092
- UMTS working group (WG-UMTS)
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 143/2006, of 30 October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984476
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 134/2003, of 28 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984477
- Extend up to 31 December 2003 the time limit given to UMTS operators qualified to operate systems of international mobile telecommunications (IMT2000/UMTS)
  - Ministerial Order no. 886/2003, of 16 of January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976120
- Repeal of the UMTS licence allocated to OniWay
  - Ministerial Order n.º 1758/2003, of 29 of January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976129
- Allocation by the Minister for Economy to TMN, Vodafone Telecel and Optimus of spectrum bands previously allocated to Oniway for the operation of IMT2000/UMTS mobile networks
  - Ministerial Order no. 1704/2003, of 28 of January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976133

C. Fixed wireless access (FWA)
- Regulation for the invitation to tender for the award of national licences for the use of frequencies for fixed wireless access (FWA)
  - Administrative Rule no. 1062/2004, of 25 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975973
  - Administrative Rule no. 465-B/99, of 25 of June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975970
    Subject to subsequent change
- Frequencies for FWA
  - Notice of 23 of June 1999 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975981
- Fees FWA
  - Statement of Rectification no. 16-A/2009, of 13 February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984412
  - Administrative Rule no. 1473-B/2008, of 17 December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984405
    Rectified by Statement of Rectification no. 16-A/2009, of 13 February and subject to subsequent change by Administrative Rules no. 567/2009, of 27 May, no. 1307/2009, of 19 October, and no. 291-A/2011, of 4 November

D. Trunking mobile service
- Regulation for the public tender
  - Administrative Rule no. 586/93, of 9 of June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976072
  - Administrative Rule no. 796/92, of 17 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976071
    Subject to subsequent changes

E. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
- DTT public tender (2008)
  - Statement of Rectification no. 16-A/2009, of 13 February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979715
  - Administrative Rule no. 1473-B/2008, of 17 December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984985
    Rectified by Statement of Rectification no. 16-A/2009, of 13 February and subject to subsequent change by Administrative Rules no. 567/2009, of 27 May, no. 1307/2009, of 19 October, and no. 291-A/2011, of 4 November
  - Statement of Rectification no. 15/2008, of 18 of March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979722
  - Administrative Rule no. 207-B/2008, of 26 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979718
    Rectified by Statement of Rectification no. 15/2008, published on 18 of March
  - Order no. 5266-B/2008, of 26 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979725
  - Administrative Rule no. 207-A/2008, of 25 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979735
  - Regulation no. 95-A/2008, of 25 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979860
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 12/2008, of 22 of January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979869
- Transition to the terrestrial digital television broadcasting system
  - Resolution of the Assembly of the Republic no.11/2012, published on 6 February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1118088
  - Council of Ministers Resolution no. 26/2009, published on 17 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979705
- DTT public tender (2001)

F. Audio and television broadcasting
- Regulations for Operation of Land Digital Radio Broadcasting
  - Administrative Ruling no. 470-C/98, of 31 of July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979222
- Regulation for the Public Tender for attribution of Licences for Establishment and Provision of Land Digital Radio Broadcasting Networks - T-DAB
  - Administrative Rule no. 470-B/98, of 31 of July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979235
  - Statement of Rectification no. 11-Z/98, of 31 of July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979250

G. Broadband wireless access - Auction BWA
- Auction regulation for the granting of frequencies rights of use for broadband wireless access (BWA)
  - Regulation no. 427/2009, published on 29 October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=991674

H. Multiband auction
- Regulation of the auction to allocate rights of use of frequencies in the 450, 800, 900 and 1800 MHz and 2.1 and 2.6 GHz bands
  - Notice no. 22280/2011, published on 11 November http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1104592

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XIII. Public tenders and auctions

A. Land mobile service - GSM and DCS 1800

B. International Mobile Telecommunications System (IMT2000/UMTS)

C. Fixed wireless access (FWA)

D. Trunking mobile service

E. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)

F. Audio and television broadcasting

G. Broadband wireless access - Auction BWA

H. Multiband auction

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