63. Are the entities which keep registers required to inform the electronic communications companies on issues related to the respective infrastructure?

Yes.  These entities are subject to two types of disclosure requirements, one that is more general and the other more specific. Accordingly, these entities are required to:

a) Respond in a timely and non-discriminatory manner, within no more than 10 days, to enquiries made by interested electronic communications companies, indicating contact particulars for the purpose;
b) Supply interested electronic communications companies with information providing clarification, namely accurate indications with respect to the location and available capacity in existing infrastructure, where requested, within no more than 10 days.

• What is the objective of this law?

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• Who do Chapters II, III and IV of this law apply to?

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• What infrastructure is considered suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications networks?

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• What are electronic communications networks?

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• What is ''right of way''?

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• Who is guaranteed rights of way?

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• How is right of way assigned?

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• Who is responsible for establishing the procedures for rights of way?

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• What principles apply to regulations on allocation of rights of way?

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• What are aspects are the regulations on rights of way required to contain?

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• What legal regime is applicable to rights of way in the municipal public domain?

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• Where should Regulations on the allocation of rights of way be publicised?

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• What rules apply to the construction of infrastructure for electronic communications by electronic communications companies?

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• In what cases does the prior notice procedure not apply?

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• What items must accompany the advance notification?

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• What is the maximum period provided by law for the municipal council to respond to a prior notification made on the construction of infrastructure suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications networks?

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• What are the possible responses of the city council, specifically provided for in Decree-Law No. 123/2009?

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• Obligations of electronic communications companies which undertake works in the municipal public domain (article 8) - specification.

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• What fees are payable for the use of property of the municipal public or private domain by electronic communications companies?

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• Besides MFRW, can municipalities charge any other fees for the use of the property of their public or private domain?

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• Are municipalities required to charge the MFRW?

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• Do the State and the Autonomous Regions charge for use of their private and public domains?

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• What is the system of mandatory disclosure of projects?

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• Who is required to publicise notice of the works?

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• What is the purpose of having mandatory disclosure of new works?

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• How far in advance should new works be disclosed?

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• What items should be made available?

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• In what period and how can one apply to participate in the works?

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• Are there any situations where the specified time limits may be shortened?

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• What are the rules on cost sharing?

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• Can specific technical requirements be applied to the construction of suitable infrastructure?

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• Who is required to provide access to infrastructure?

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• Who are the beneficiaries of access to suitable infrastructure?

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• What are the principles governing access?

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• Can access to infrastructure be refused?

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• What situations are provided by law for refusal of access?

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• Before refusing access, and in uncertain cases, can the entities of article 2 seek the cooperation of ANACOM?

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• And after access is refused, how may ANACOM's intervention be requested and for what purpose?

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• What are the requirements for applying to ANACOM for intervention?

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• What action does ANACOM take when it receives a request for intervention?

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• Can suitable infrastructure be occupied by only one operator?

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• Can the entity in possession the infrastructure reserve space for its own use?

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• Can the installation of networks in suitable infrastructure be made subject to specific technical requirements?

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• What are the general obligations of entities in possession of infrastructure suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications?

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• What aspects must be included in the rules drawn up by the entities of article 2 with regard to access and use of their suitable infrastructures?

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• What are the principles applicable to access remuneration?

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• What remuneration is applicable to access to public ITUR infrastructure?

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• What is the remuneration applicable to access with respect to suitable infrastructure belonging to public or private domain of local authorities?

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• Can ANACOM's intervention be requested to decide on the access remuneration?

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• How can sectoral regulators intervene where access is to the suitable infrastructure of an entity which is subject to this regulation?

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• Who should requests for access to suitable infrastructure be directed to?

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• Is there a legal deadline for responding to a request for access?

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• Is there a legal deadline by which electronic communications companies have to complete the installation of systems and equipment in suitable infrastructure?

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• Are electronic communications companies required to effectively use the suitable infrastructure to which they been granted access?

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• Under what conditions are electronic communications companies required to remove their networks?

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• What happens if the electronic communications companies required to undertake the removal of networks fails to proceed with such removal?

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• Can electronic communications companies freely replace electronic network resources accommodated in suitable infrastructure to which they have been granted access?

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• Who is required to prepare a register of infrastructure?

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• What information must be included in the register?

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• What are the minimum elements of the register?

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• Where are the registers published?

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• Must all suitable infrastructure be registered or are there exceptions?

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• Are the entities which keep registers required to inform the electronic communications companies on issues related to the respective infrastructure?

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• What is the SIC?

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• What information should be disclosed in the SIC?

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• Who manages the SIC?

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• Who ensures that the information contained in the SIC is updated?

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• Who has access to the SIC?

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• How can the SIC be accessed?

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• How is the confidentiality of certain information guaranteed?

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