Publications


ICP-ANACOM also produced the following publications in 2010, in paper and in electronic format and in Portuguese and English: 2009 Annual Report and Accounts, 2009 Regulation Report, 2009 Activities Report and the 2009 edition of the Communications Sector in Portugal Yearbook.

In mid-2010, ICP-ANACOM produced, in paper and electronic format (available on ICP-ANACOM's website), a compilation of legislation on the electronic communications regulatory framework, entitled "Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications: European Union". This publication contains the revised Community framework, approved in 2009, to be transposed into the national law of each Member State by 25 May 2011.

In 2010, ICP-ANACOM also published, in paper and electronic format (available on ICP-ANACOM's website), the 2nd edition of the Manual of ITED - Infra-Estruturas de Telecomunicações em Edifícios (Telecommunications Infrastructure in Buildings) and the 1st edition of the Manual of ITUR - Infra-Estruturas de Telecomunicações em Loteamentos, Urbanizações e Conjuntos de Edifícios (Telecommunications Infrastructure in Housing Developments, Urban Settlements and Concentrations of Buildings).

In terms of technical publications, available in electronic format only on its website, ICP-ANACOM produced the following titles:

  • Evaluation study of the quality of service of broadband Internet access (produced by ICP-ANACOM - October);

  • Network of postal establishments belonging to CTT - Correios de Portugal, SA, at the end of the first half of 2010 (produced by ICP-ANACOM - October);

  • User evaluation of accessibility of the website of ANACOM (performed by ICP-ANACOM - August);

  • International roaming - general information and specific data on the use of the service within the European Union (conducted by ICP-ANACOM - July);

  • Electronic Communications Services Consumer Survey - Residential Population (performed by ICP-ANACOM - May);

  • Network of postal establishments belonging to CTT - Correios de Portugal, S.A. at the end of 2009 (conducted by ANACOM - May);

  • Evaluation of the QoS of voice services (GSM), video-telephony (UMTS) and network coverage (GSM and WCDMA) in major urban centres and along the main roads of the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira (performed by ICP-ANACOM - April);

  • Evaluation of the QoS of voice services (GSM), video-telephony (UMTS) and network coverage (GSM and WCDMA) on the Lisbon urban rail network - Azambuja, Cascais, Fertagus, Sado and Sintra lines (performed by ICP-ANACOM - April);

  • GSM/UMTS Mobile Communication Systems - Evaluation of the QoS of voice services (GSM), video-telephony (UMTS) and network coverage (GSM and WCDMA) on the Alfa Pendular (High-speed rail) service of CP (Portuguese Railways) - Braga-Porto-Lisbon-Faro railway line (performed by ICP-ANACOM - April);

  • GSM/UMTS mobile communication systems - Quality of service - Evaluation of the QoS of voice services, video telephony and GSM and WCDMA network coverage in major urban centres and along main roads of mainland Portugal (performed by ICP-ANACOM - April);

  • Expert assessment of the accessibility of ICP-ANACOM's website (performed by ICP-ANACOM - February);

  • Study on the take-up and impact of e.iniciativas - final report (produced by ICP-ANACOM - January).