ANACOM Conference
Universal Service
Lisbon, September 18, 2008
Programme
9:30 Opening Session
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José Manuel Amado da Silvahttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=375922, Chairman of ANACOM, Portugal
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Mário Linohttp://www.moptc.pt/?idcat=1224*, Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications, Portugal
10:00 The universal service for electronic communications in competition
Moderator: Celso Filipe, Editor of Jornal de Negócios, Portugal
Keynote speaker: Philippe Defraigne, Director of Cullen International
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Xavier Merlin, Deputy Director of Institutional Relations Unit, Information Society and Technologies, Directorate general of enterprises, Ministry of economy, Industry and employment, France
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Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Chairman of Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), Brazil
11:00 Coffee-break
11:30 The universal service and the new generation networks
Moderator: Fátima Caçador, Editorial Director of Casa dos Bits, Portugal
Keynote speaker: Bernardo Hernández Bataller**, Chairman of the INT Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
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Bernardo Herman, Regulatory Affairs Manager, European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO)
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Luis Filipe Reis*, Chairman of Associação dos Operadores de Telecomunicações (APRITEL), Portugal
13:00 Lunch
14:30 The universal postal service in a liberalised environment
Moderator: Pedro Marques Pereira, Deputy Director of Diário Económico, Portugal
Keynote speaker: Michael Crewhttp://crri.rutgers.edu/staff/MAC.htm, Director of Centre for Research in Regulated Industries, Rutgers University, USA
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Joerg Reinbothe, Head of Unit 4 - Postal Services, Directorate E - Services, Directorate General Internal Market and Services, European Commission, European Union
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Serrana Bassini Casco, Secretary General of Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP)
16:00 Coffee-break
16:30 The universal service and the protection of communications services users
Moderator: Paulo Ferreira, Assistant Manager of Jornal Público, Portugal
Keynote speaker: Paraskevi Michou, Head of Unit B.2 - Implementation of Regulatory Framework (I), Directorate B - Electronic Communications Policy, Information Society and Media Directorate-General, European Commission, European Union
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Alexandrina Hirtan, Vice-President of National Regulatory Authority for Communication and Information Technology, Romania
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Domingos Soares Farinho*, Director of Gabinete para a Resolução Alternativa de Litígios (GRAL), Ministry of Justice, Portugal
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Luis Silveira Rodrigues*, Member of Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (DECO), Portugal
17:30 Closing Session
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Thematic sessions moderators (conclusions)
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José Manuel Amado da Silva, Chairman of ANACOM, Portugal
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