Assets and investiment

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Assets

The evolution of ICP-ANACOM’s asset position was characterized by a marked decrease in the value of net assets, resulting from the value of gross fixed assets being maintained at roughly the same level as the previous year, and a significant increase in the amount of accumulated amortization, as a result of increased amortization related to 2009.

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Accordingly, it is seen that the value of net assets decreased by about 10 %, contrary to the trend of recent years, in which the values presented under this heading always grew. This situation arose because the increase in the amount of gross fixed assets (net of deductions and adjustments) was substantially less than the increase of accumulated depreciation, together with an amount reported for adjustments, of approximately 620 thousand euros, attributable in great part (571 thousand euros) to loss due to a theft from the collection of stamps from the Former Portuguese Territories, listed in the assets of ICP-ANACOM, but under the charge of Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações (Portuguese Communications Foundation).

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Tables 2.2 and 2.1 provide an overview of the changes mentioned above, whereas further information is noted, such as:

• the reduced increase in gross fixed assets (0.4%) is due, firstly, to the fact that the amount of investment this year was well below that achieved in 2008 (-32%), to the order of thousands of 2,567 million euros and, further, to the highly significant value of disinvestment (decommissioning) which, in absolute terms amounted to 1,606 million euros, with a substantial part of this figure consisting of obsolete personal computers, following replacement, and outdated computer programmes. It should be noted that in terms of net assets, this disinvestment has almost no expression, reported at 458 euros, since most of decommissioned property had already been amortized in its entirety;
  
  
• the increase in accumulated depreciation (4.4%) is due, in large part, to the high value of depreciation for this financial year, compared with previous years, consequent to the entry into of operation of a large part of the assets that was ongoing in 2008, consisting primarily of software, whose depreciation rate is high (33.33% per annum).

The combined effect of these variations explains the reduction seen in net assets in 2009.

Investment

In 2009, the investment made by ICP-ANACOM amounted to 2,567,636 euros.

The evolution in investment over the last ten years is as follows:

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The main areas in which investment was made, in descending order of importance according to value, were as follows: information technology and systems (66%); basic radio and laboratory equipment (23%); improvements to owned and rented buildings (6%); other administrative equipment and diverse assets (5%).

Analyzing the investment made in each of the areas in detail, the following is reported:

Radio spectrum management area and laboratories: Investment made amounted to 588,278 euros, divided among the following projects:

• Integrated Monitoring Project (IMP) - Barcarena Monitoring Centre, with a total value of 289,010 euros.
  
  The investments in this project result from the strategic need to provide the services of monitoring and control of the spectrum with the integration of all the technical support infrastructure for Spectrum Monitoring and Control (SMC), thereby creating a National SMC network, including all SMCCs (Spectrum Monitoring and Control Centres, (fixed part), and possibly mobile units, SINCRER - Sistema Integrado de Controlo das Emissões Radioeléctricas (National System for Remote Control of Radioelectric Emissions), and other acquired systems, in order to:
  
  
  • increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Spectrum Monitoring and Control (SMC);
  • automate certain technical operational tasks associated with SMC;
  • rationalize technical infrastructures supporting SMC technical tasks, implementing the SMC workstation concept;
  • sharing technical infrastructures supporting SMC tasks, making it possible to solve more complex problems by having them analyzed in real time by several technicians from different SMC centers;
  • to enable greater flexibility in terms of human resources by allocating technicians to other more important and demanding tasks;
  • facilitate the possible connection and consequent integration of the future SMC network with SIGE - Sistema Integrado de Gestão do Espectro (Integrated Spectrum Management System), through its planning and licensing tools;
  • at the end of 2009, 50% of the planned project at the Barcarena Monitoring Centre was completed.
    
    
• Project for the technological upgrading of Spectrum Monitoring and Control (SMC), with a total amount of 76,349 euros.
  
  Acquisition of two real-time spectrum analyzers.
  
  The purpose of this project is to properly equip ICP-ANACOM’s operational services for carrying out the spectrum monitoring and control activities with the required quality, independence and accuracy.
  
  
• Project for Laboratory modernization, with a  total amount of 112,756 euros.
  
  Acquisition of a measuring apparatus for extending the capability of the electromagnetic compatibility testing system, in order to adapt part of the existing testing infrastructure and upgrade it with additional equipment to enable the acoustic channel to be synthesized and monitored during electromagnetic immunity tests on induced and radiated electromagnetic fields, according to the harmonized standard EN55024, which applies to terminal equipment.
  
  As a result of two faults in the main electromagnetic compatibility testing system, there was still need for the acquisition of a power attenuator with 6 dB of attenuation and to acquire a URV5-Z2 meter for measuring power.
  
  
• DVB-T project, to the amount of 27,199 euros.
  
  This project focuses on properly equipping the operational services of ICP-ANACOM, in their mobile component, for the performance of monitoring and control of the spectrum, arising from the entry into operation of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT or DVB- T), specifically for the resolution of interference, with the required quality, independence and reliability.
  
  As part of this project 6 DTT and Satellite signal monitors were acquired.
  
  
• Other current investments, worth 82,964 euros:
  
  Current investments refer to activities not associated with projects resulting from the activity of SMC and aim to provide operational services with the equipment which is best suited for carrying out the missions assigned to them.
  
  In this area, the following acquisitions are highlighted:
  
  
  • two low noise receiving systems;
  • two controllers for the SINCRER command centers;
  • various accessories connected to radio frequency.

Area of information technologies and systems, in which actions were undertaken with an overall value of 1,689,502 euros.

• In terms of solutions for improving the provision of  services to the market and to consumers, investments totaled 176,931 euros.
  
  Several initiatives were taken to increase the number of electronic channels for service delivery by ICP-ANACOM, including:
  
  
  • linking the System for the Management and Processing of Market Enquiries to the Telematic Information and Communication Network (RTIC);
  • development of the National Frequency Allocation Plan project (e-NFAP);
  • provision of the Amateur and Amateur Satellite Service (AASS);
  • support for the BWA Electronic Auction process.

The IRG Intranet management solution (IRGNet) continued to be developed at the level of international representation and cooperation, and work was also continued on the remodeling of website, www.anacom.pthttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=2958, in pursuit of greater levels of usability and an overall improvement to the presentation of content.

• In the field of solutions for the improvement of  internal services, an investment was made totaling 1,209,144 euros.
  
  Various systems were upgraded and adapted to improve internal efficiency, including, in particular, the following:
  
  
  • developments arising as a result of legislation (e.g. CPP - Código dos Contratos Públicos (Public Procurement Code), ERP adaptation to the SNC - Sistema de Normalização Contabilística (Accounting Standardization System), Settlement and collection of fees, etc.);
  • development of Cross-Organizational project on Workflow and Document Management - MyWorkSpace;
  • implementation of the qualified digital signature project to support a higher level of dematerialization;
  • redefinition of various work processes and their automation, particularly in the implementation of activity metrics and indicators.
    
    
• In the field of Infrastructural Technology  Architecture, investment amounted to 303,467 euros.
  
  Various initiatives were implemented aimed at pursuing the objective of technological consolidation, particularly through the capacity building / consolidation project for Scanning, and Mobile telephony, as well as the Terminal Points, now supported by Biometric technology. Solutions were implemented to enable more effective management of IT costs and services, including through the reformulation of the IS/IT operational management solution (Project and Portfolio Management and Service Desk). An update was made to the existing LAN infrastructure.

Area of infrastructure, administrative equipment and other equipment, with a total investment of 289,717 euros.

• With respect to the maintenance of the buildings themselves, investment totaled 129,860 euros, encompassing the following situations:
  
  
  • Interior and exterior painting of the building of the Madeira Branch, including the walls, ceilings and wood interiors; and building walls and metal exterior to an amount of 47,821 euros;
  • Improvements to the earth networks of the remote station protection service of SINCRER, amounting to 82,039 euros.
    
    
• In the area of installations, investment amounted to 20,094 euros as a result of the following situations:
  
  
  • installation of structured wiring in the Azores Branch, totaling 13,715 euros;
  • other smaller facilities, including the installation of network points at Barcarena and improvements in the data-centre, amounting to 6,379 euros.
    
    
• In the area of transport equipment, investment amounted to 31,899 euros and relates to the acquisition of two vehicles for the radio inspection services for which the operational leasing contract had expired, which decision was taken in light of the investment that had been made in adapting these vehicles.
  
  
• In the administrative area, the amount of investment was 76,812 euros, in particular:
  
  
  • acquisition of miscellaneous furniture needed in the reorganization of spaces;
  • equipment required for the normal functioning of this Authority, including, calculators, paper shredders, heaters, various tools and utensils, receivers, mobile phones, air conditioners, UPS, and image projection equipment.
    
    
• As regards the adaptation works carried out in rented buildings, the amount totalled 31,052 euros.

The need to perform these works was motivated by the reorganization of the spaces that were necessary in a number of Directorates/Offices of ICP-ANACOM.