October

• • FCCN proposes swift adoption of IPv6 protocol
    FCCN has proposed to universities and polytechnic institutes that all Internet and email servers should be made compatible with IPv6 protocol by the end of 2008.
    31.10.2007
    
  • New area on Conduit Access
    A new area has been published on access to the conduits of the public telecommunications service concessionaire - currently PT Comunicações.
    31.10.2007
    
  • Conclusions of ANATEL-ANACOM meeting
    The 11th meeting of ANACOM-ANATEL coordination committee, was held between 15 and 17 October in Natal, Brazil.
    30.10.2007
    
  • CTT - new mobile telephone service operator
    On 1 October 2007, ANACOM issued a declaration under the terms of the Electronic Communications Law (Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February).
    30.10.2007
    
  • ERG developments - public consultations
    The ERG has recently launched three public consultations on the following.
    30.10.2007
    
  • Portuguese Radio Science Committee of URSI
    A new area has been set up on this website, dedicated to the Portuguese Radio Science Committee of URSI - International Union of Radio Science.
    30.10.2007
    
  • Public consultation on voice call termination in mobile networks (market 16)
    ANACOM decided on 24 October 2007 to launch a public consultation on the draft decision on the specification of the price control obligation.
    30.10.2007
    
  • 10th ANACOM Seminar
    The next in the series of ''ANACOM Seminars'' is being held at 11:00 a.m. on 9 November, at the SANA Malhoa Hotel in Lisbon.
    30.10.2007
    
  • EU roaming - progress in eurotariff application
    Consumers of the Member States of the European Union (EU) are paying less to use their mobile phones abroad.
    29.10.2007
    
  • Links directory of ANACOM's website - updated information
    See the updated information about regulators from other countries.
    29.10.2007
    
  • TMDP - Municipalities set percentages - updated information
    See the information of the Municipal Fee for Rights of Way (MFRW) ''TMDP - Municipalities set percentages''.
    29.10.2007
    
  • National Numbering Plan - updated information
    See updated information on the summary of the National Numbering Plan (NNP).
    25.10.2007
    
  • Cooperation with São Tomé and Príncipe
    Autoridade Geral de Regulação - AGER (General Authority of Regulation) of São Tomé and Príncipe held a seminar on 6 October.
    24.10.2007
    
  • Cooperation with the sector regulator of Guinea-Bissau
    Between 22 and 24 October, a delegation from Instituto das Comunicações da Guiné-Bissau (ICGB) (Communications Institute of Guinea-Bissau) is visiting ANACOM.
    24.10.2007
    
  • Regulation Report 2006
    The Regulation Report, with reference to 2006, has been published on this website.
    24.10.2007
    
  • Public presentations made by ANACOM
    See up to date information on the public presentations made by ANACOM.
    23.10.2007
    
  • Questionnaire on international roaming
    The European Regulators Group (ERG) released the data model specification document for consultation on 22 August 2007.
    23.10.2007
    
  • 10th meeting of ANACOM Advisory Council
    ANACOM's Advisory Council, presided over by its chairman Álvaro Dâmaso, met for the tenth time on 4 October 2007.
    23.10.2007
    
  • ANACOM Conference - list of participants
    The list of participants at the ANACOM Conference, which took place in Lisbon on 28 September 2007, is now available.
    22.10.2007
    
  • Council adopted a common position on audiovisual directive
    On 15 October 2007, the Council of Ministers for General Affairs and External Relations adopted a common position on the draft directive on audiovisual services.
    22.10.2007
    
  • EC releases report on European Broadband
    Although some European countries are leading the world in broadband Internet access, the European Commission sees a growing gap between the best and worst performing of Member States.
    22.10.2007
    
  • ITU Vacancy
    The International Telecommunications Union, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has issued notice of the following vacancy.
    22.10.2007
    
  • TMDP - Municipalities set percentages - updated information
    See the information of the Municipal Fee for Rights of Way (MFRW) ''TMDP - Municipalities set percentages''.
    22.10.2007
    
  • Amendment to the Selection and Pre-Selection Regulation
    Regulation no. 268/2007, of 15 October, which amends the Selection and Pre-Selection Regulation (Regulation no. 1/2006, of 9 January) has been published.
    19.10.2007
    
  • ERG - Plenary and adopted Opinions
    The ERG (European Regulators Group) held its Plenary in Athens on 11 and 12 October.
    19.10.2007
    
  • Rights of use for frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band - public consultation
    ANACOM submits today the draft decision adopted on 4 October 2007 to a public consultation.
    19.10.2007
    
  • ITU Vacancy
    The International Telecommunications Union, a specialist agency of the United Nations, has issued notice of the following vacancy.
    18.10.2007
    
  • Study on the impact of NGNs - limited consultation
    ANACOM gave approval, on 10 October 2007, to the launch of a limited consultation.
    18.10.2007
    
  • 11th meeting of ANACOM-ANATEL coordination committee
    The 11th meeting of the ANACOM-ANATEL coordination committee is to be held in the city of Natal between 15 and 17 October 2007.
    18.10.2007
    
  • National Numbering Plan - updated information
    See updated information on the summary of the National Numbering Plan (NNP).
    17.10.2007
    
  • Spectru online - No. 77 - September/October 2007 (Monthly Newsletter)
    Spectru is ANACOM's monthly newsletter, which may be consulted here in its electronic format.
    16.10.2007
    
  • TMDP - Municipalities set percentages - updated information
    See the information of the Municipal Fee for Rights of Way (MFRW) ''TMDP - Municipalities set percentages''.
    16.10.2007
    
  • World Standards Day 2007
    The 38th World Standards Day was commemorated on Sunday, 14 October.
    16.10.2007
    
  • International Presence - updated information
    See updated information on the latest meetings that ANACOM has attended.
    15.10.2007
    
  • Cooperation with Hungary
    As part of the cooperation between the National Communications Authority of Hungary and ANACOM, an exchange of professional experience between these two bodies, took place between 01 and 04 October.
    12.10.2007
    
  • Legislation - updated information
    See update information on the Legislation.
    12.10.2007
    
  • Accessibility to public websites
    Resolution no. 155/2007 of the Council of Ministers, published on 2 October, establishes guidelines on the accessibility of citizens with special needs to websites of the Government and of central administration services and bodies.
    11.10.2007
    
  • High-level Dialogue on Information Security
    A High-level Dialogue on Information Security is being held in Porto on 11 October 2007.
    11.10.2007
    
  • Margin squeeze assessment of broadband offers provided by the PT Group
    On 3 October, approval was granted to the final decision on the method for the assessment of a margin squeeze in broadband offers provided by the PT Group.
    11.10.2007
    
  • ANACOM Conference
    The conclusions of the ANACOM Conference, which was held in Lisbon on 28 September, are available on this website.
    10.10.2007
    
  • Non-Ionizing radiation evaluation - 3rd quarter 2007
    See updated information on non-ionizing radiation evaluations.
    10.10.2007
    
  • World Post Day 2007
    ''World postal network: staying connected'' is the theme chosen by the Director-General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), Edouard Dayan, to mark World Post Day 2007.
    10.10.2007
    
  • Statistical Information on bundled offers
    Statistical information has been released on bundled offers of electronic communication operators.
    09.10.2007
    
  • Telecommunications Council (EU) - Conclusions
    The Council of European Union (EU) Ministers of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy met in Luxembourg on 01 and 02 October 2007.
    08.10.2007
    
  • TMDP - Municipalities set percentages - updated information
    See the information of the Municipal Fee for Rights of Way (MFRW) ''TMDP - Municipalities set percentages''.
    08.10.2007
    
  • Public ANACOM presentation
    The presentation made by José Ferrari Careto, a member of ANACOM’s Board of Directors at the Workshop Mobile WiMax - Towards Ubiquitous Internet has been published on this website.
    04.10.2007
    
  • ANACOM authorises DVB-SH technology trials
    ANACOM has granted Alcatel-Lucent authorisation to carry out technical trials for the purposes of demonstrating DVB-SH technology in the 2175-2190 MHz frequency sub-band.
    03.10.2007
    
  • National Numbering Plan - updated information
    See updated information on the summary of the National Numbering Plan (NNP).
    03.10.2007
    
  • 9th ANACOM Seminar
    The ''Study on the development of competition in the Portuguese postal market'', carried out by Accenture, was presented at the latest in the series of ''ANACOM Seminars''.
    03.10.2007
    
  • Portability - Information to consumers - updated information
    See updated information on portability - information to consumers.
    02.10.2007
    
  • ANACOM receives over 10,000 complaints in first half of 2007
    During the first half of 2007, ANACOM received 10,259 written complaints and 363 requests for information.
    01.10.2007
    
  • Merger Novis/Optimus - Transfer of rights of use for frequencies and for numbers
    ANACOM has approved a draft decision on the request for authorisation to transfer rights of use for frequencies and for numbers allocated to OPTIMUS to NOVIS TELECOM.
    01.10.2007
    

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Thematic Areas

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 network

Broadband 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

Obtain information on the applicable regime, consult adopted determinations and the offers of the concessionaire in this area and follow the respective developments through related information.

Digital Television

Information available in this area: legislation; news and press releases on DT; licence granted; archive on Conference on Digital Terrestrial Television - DVB-T (2000).

Electronic Commerce

Information available in this area: ANACOM's duties; Legislation (Portuguese and European Union Law); Relevant studies and work.

Emergency Communications

A new area has been made developed on emergency communications with information about the varied remit of ANACOM and current Europena Union and national legislation, studies and reports and links of interest.

Electronic communications - market analysis

This area comprises all the available information on each of the relevant markets identified by ANACOM, in compliance with Regicom and Commission Recommendation 2003/311/EC, of 11 February 2003.

Electronic communications - regulatory framework

This area contains a wide range of information on the regulatory framework for electronic communications, both as adopted in the European Union in 2002 and as approved in 2009.

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International Activity

Find out about ANACOM's participation in international sectorial bodies, such as IRG, ERG, CEPT, ITU and UPU.

International Roaming

Here you can get a range of useful information about roaming, in particular about what you will have to pay for calls or your voicemail when using your mobile abroad.

Laboratories

Fully aware of the modernisation challenges faced by the industry and the need to ensure high quality products and services, ANACOM is endowed with three specialised laboratories, with which it helps further national technological development.

Leased Lines

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

Information available in this area: Determinations of ICP-ANACOM; Reference Unbundling Offer (RUO) (PTC); EU and IRG Initiatives; Working Group; Public Survey on LLU; FAQ's.

Mobile Networks and Services

Information available in this area: Legislation; determinations on IMT-2000/UMTS , voice mail , informative services , significant market power, adhesion contracts, portability - Information to consumers, survey on quality of service of mobile (QoS-GSM), other relevant information about IMT-2000/UMTS; ERMES, Mobile Communications in Portugal.

Numbering, Names and Addressing

Information available in this area: legislation; complementary determinations on portability, selection and pre-selection, virtual phone cards, Portuguese numbering plan, public consultations; ETO; FAQ's.

Online Services

Online Services - Access to interactive electronic Forms.

Postal area

Information available in this area: national and EU legislation, CTT's development plan, quality of service and overall complaints; prices and postal tariffs for 2003; statement of compliance of CTT's cost accounting system; audit to the service quality indicators of CTT; conventions; quality reports; european studies; licences/authorizations.

R&TTE Regulatory Framework

Information available in this area: R&TTE Regulatory Framework; reasons of the R&TTE framework adoption; applicable equipment; information about Essential requirements; conformity assessment procedures; notification to Anacom; publication of interfaces by operators; publication of technical specifications; inspection (market surveillance); spectrum authorities.

Spectrum management

Information available in this area: Legislation; Electronic Communications Committee Decisions; Exposure to electromagnetic radiation and related issues; useful links; data base and useful information about audio broadcast operators; television broadcast operators; personal radio service - citizen band.

Sector

Information available in this area: sector's organization; operators' list; licences/authorizations granted by ANACOM; codes of providers and telecommunications services.

Telephone Service at a Fixed Location and Universal Service

Information available in this area: legislation; determinations on Fixed Telephone Service and Universal Service, public pay phones, adhesion contracts, public consultation; information on liberalization communications; consumer rights; FAQ's and Publications.

URSI - Portuguese Committee

This area contains information on the Portuguese Committee of URSI - International Union of Radio Science. The work of this Committee is organised by ANACOM.

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