The most relevant activities in this context are set out below:
- In compliance with the provisions of art. 9 of Regulation (EC) no. 717/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2007 on roaming on public mobile telephone networks within the Community, amending Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002, which determines that ''Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented'', a draft law of legislative authorisation was drawn up and a draft decree-law authorised setting out said rules on penalties. The alignment of the fines applicable with the amounts provided for in the LEC determined the proposed form, while the Government subsequently decided to present a draft law that led to Law no. 35/2008 of 28 July;
- Preparation of Draft Decree-Law that defines the rules applicable to the amateur radio and amateur satellite services, approved by the Council of Ministers on 17/12/2008;
- Preparation of an opinion, at the request of the Secretary of State Assistant for Public Works and Communications (SEAOPC) on the draft Regulation of the public tender for the licensing of a nationwide, generalist programme service, with free, unrestricted access (5th channel Regulation), which was later approved by Administrative Rule no 1239/2008 of 31 October;
- Study, providing implementation of Council of Ministers Resolution no 120/2008, published in Diário da República of 30 July 2008, to identify barriers which currently restrict access, by companies of the electronic communications sector to conduits and other infrastructure suited to the accommodation of electronic communications networks and which, as such, constitute obstacles to development and investment in next generation networks. As part of this work concrete steps were also identified for inclusion in the legislative solution to be proposed to the Government;
- According to Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 10 July, published in Diário da República, 1st Series, no. 146 of 30 July, the Government determined that it was a strategic priority for the country to promote investment in next generation networks, listing a set of actions to be taken with a view to the mass take-up of high-speed access to the Internet and development of advanced applications, with the goal of connecting 1 million users to next generation networks by 2010. Further provision was made for social structures, such as schools, hospitals, public justice services, higher education institutions, museums and libraries, to be linked to next generation networks in accordance with a schedule between 2009 and 2010.
In this context, legislation measures were prepared setting out the regime applicable to the construction of infrastructure suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications networks and to the installation of electronic communications networks and the construction of the telecommunications infrastructure in urban developments, condominiums and buildings, ensuring open and effective access by all operators to the network of conduits and other relevant facilities supporting next generation networks; - Preparation of the draft resolution of the Assembly of the Republic to promote the approval, for ratification, of the Amendments to the Convention for the creation of the European Communications Office (ECO);
- Preparation of the draft resolution of the Assembly of the Republic to promote the approval, for ratification, of the Final Acts of the XX Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP);
- Participation as Government adviser in a meeting convened by the European Commission in order to prepare the 14th Implementation Report of the Community regulatory framework applicable to electronic communications;
- Preparation of contributions, at the request of SEAOPC, for the twice-weekly debates of the Prime Minister in the Assembly of the Republic on the State of the Nation;
- Analysis at the request of SEAOPC, of two applications by PTC to the Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications in accordance with the provisions of art. 26 of the Concession Contract, whose bases were approved by Decree no. 31/2003 of 17 February, with a view to obtaining authorization for a merger operation, by the incorporation of PT.Com - Comunicações Interactivas, S.A. into PTC, and the merger by incorporation of PT Corporate - Soluções Empresariais de Telecomunicações e Sistemas, S.A. into PTC;
- Analysis of the draft law on the general rules governing goods in the public domain;
- Analysis and opinion, at the request of SEAOPC, on the draft Law of pluralism and non-concentration in the media;
- Analysis and opinion. at the request of SEAOPC, on the draft Law on the legal application of civil requisition and civilian mobilization for the public interest;
- Analysis and opinion, at the request of SEAOPC, of the draft to Decree-Law no. 103/2006 of 7 June - Schedule of ERC Fees;
- Preparation of contribution, at the request of SEAOPC, to the questionnaire and preparing for the visit of the OECD - Peer Review - Assessment of the Regulatory Capacity of the first 15 Member States of the European Union. Participation was also provided in the meeting with OECD representatives (meeting in PCM);
- Transmission to GPERI and SEAOPC regarding the progress in the implementation of Directive 2008/6/EC of 20/02/2008, amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services.
