AC |
Advisory Committee (AC) |
ACIST-AET |
Telecommunications Business Association (ACIST-AET) |
AdC |
Competition Authority (AdC) |
AFCEA |
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) |
AICEP |
Association of Postal and Telecommunications Operators of the Portuguese-speaking |
ANQ |
National Qualifications Agency (ANQ) |
ANRT |
Agence Nacionale de Réglementation des TélécomunicationsI (ANRT) |
AP |
Assembly of Parties (AP) |
APDC |
Portuguese Communications Development Association (APDC) |
API |
Portuguese Press Association (API) |
APLAC |
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) |
APMP |
Association for Promoting Multimedia in Portugal (APMP) |
BEREC |
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) |
BSS |
Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS) |
BWA |
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) |
CA |
Council of Administration (CA) |
CAP |
Annual Cooperation Plans (CAP) |
CDI |
Centre for Documentation and Information (CDI) |
CEC |
Consultative and Executive Council (CEC) |
CEDIPRE |
Centre for Studies in Public Law and Regulation (CEDIPRE) |
CEGER |
Government Information Network Management Centre (CEGER) |
CEPT |
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) |
CERP |
European Committee for Postal Regulation (CERP) |
CIAC |
Municipal Consumer Information Centres (CIAC) |
CIP |
Indicative Cooperation Programmes (CIP) |
CMT |
Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT) |
COCOM |
Communications Committee (COCOM) |
CPA |
Administrative Proceeding Code (CPA) |
CPIAF |
CPI Adjustment Factor (CPIAF) |
CTT |
CTT - Correios de Portugal, S. A. (CTT) |
DA2GC |
Broadband Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC) |
DECO |
Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO) |
DG |
Director General (DG) |
DGERT |
General Directorate for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT) |
DMP |
Domain Management Policy (DMP) |
DTT |
Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) |
ECANB |
European Commission Association of Notified Bodies (ECANB) |
ECC |
Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) |
ECO |
European Communications Office (ECO) |
ECRO |
Ethernet Circuits Reference Offer (ECRO) |
EFIS |
Frequency Information System (EFIS) |
EGEA |
Expert Group on Emergency Access (EGEA) |
EMERG |
Euro-Mediterranean network of Regulators (EMERG) |
EMSA |
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) |
ENISA |
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) |
ENUM |
Electronic Numbering (ENUM) |
ERC |
Media Regulatory Authority (ERC) |
ERG |
European Regulators Group (ERG) |
ERGP |
European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP) |
ES |
Executive Secretary (ES) |
ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) |
EUTELSAT IGO |
European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO) |
FDC |
Fully Distributed Costs (FDC) |
FDTI |
Foundation for the Dissemination of Information Technologies (FDTI) |
FPC |
Portuguese Communications Foundation (FPC) |
FSS |
Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) |
FTTH |
Fibre to the Home - FTTH |
GAM-TD |
Digital Television Migration Monitoring Group (GAM-TD) |
GHz |
Gigahertz (GHz) |
GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) |
GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) |
HCIM |
Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia (HCIM) |
ICCP |
Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP) |
ICP |
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ICP?ANACOM) |
ICP-ANACOM |
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ICP?ANACOM) |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) |
IDE |
International Data Exchange (IDE) |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
IJC |
Legal Institute of Communication (IJC) |
IMSO |
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) |
IMT |
International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) |
IP |
Internet Protocol technology (IP) |
IPAC |
Portuguese Institute of Accreditation (IPAC) |
IPQ |
Portuguese Quality Institute (IPQ) |
IRG |
Independent Regulators Group (IRG) |
ISDN |
Basic Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
ITED |
Telecommunications Infrastructure in Buildings (ITED) |
ITSO |
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) |
ITUR |
Telecommunications Infrastructure in Housing Developments, Urban Settlements |
ITU-T |
Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) |
LCE |
Law of Electronic Communications (LCE) |
LCO |
Lifeline Connectivity Obligations (LCO) |
LEUC |
Non-Proprietary Station Licenses (LEUC) |
LLRO |
Leased Lines Reference Offer (LLRO) |
LLU |
Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) |
LRIT |
Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) |
MHz |
Megahertz (MHz) |
MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) |
MSS |
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) |
MTS |
Mobile Telephone Service (MTS) |
MVNO |
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) |
NGA |
Next Generation Access Networks (NGA) |
NGN |
New Generation Networks (NGN) |
NNP |
National Numbering Plan (NNP) |
NORTENET |
Nortenet - Sistemas de Comunicação S. A. (Nortenet) |
NTFA |
National Table of Frequency Allocations (NTFA) |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) |
OPTIMUS |
Optimus - Telecomunicações, S. A. (Optimus) |
OSP |
Other Service Providers (OSP) |
PLC |
Power Line Communication (PLC) |
PNN |
National Numbering Plan (PNN) |
POC |
Postal Operations Council (POC) |
PP-10 |
Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-10) |
PPDR |
Public Protection and Disaster Relief Applications (PPDR) |
PT PRIME |
PT Prime - Soluções Empresariais de Telecomunicações e Sistemas, S. A. (PT Prime) |
PTC |
PT Comunicações, S. A. (PTC) |
PWMS |
Frequency Bands, Microphones Emitters (PWMS) |
QSI |
Quality of Service Indicators (QSI) |
R&TTECA |
Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Compliance Association (R&TTECA) |
RDAO |
Reference Duct Access Offer (RDAO) |
REFER TELECOM |
Refer Telecom - Serviços de Telecomunicações, S. A. (Refer Telecom) |
REPER |
Permanent National Representatives in EU (REPER) |
RIO |
Reference Interconnection Offer (RIO) |
RMAO |
Reference Masts Access Offer (RMAO) |
RQS |
Quality of Service Regulation (RQS) |
RSPG |
Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) |
RSPP |
Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) |
RTR |
Austrian regulatory authority (RTR) |
RUO |
Reference Unbundling Offer (RUO) |
SCA |
Analytical Accounting System (SCA) |
SCEN |
Security in National Electronic Communications (SCEN) |
SIC |
Centralized Information System (SIC) |
SMP |
Significant Market Power (SMP) |
SNG |
Satellite News Gathering (SNG) |
SONAECOM |
Sonaecom - Serviços de Comunicações, S. A. (Sonaecom) |
SRD |
Short-Range Devices (SRD) |
TAIEX |
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office (TAIEX) |
TCAM |
Telecommunications Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance Committee (TCAM) |
TDAG |
Telecommunications Development Advisory Group (TDAG) |
TMN |
TMN - Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais, S. A. (TMN) |
TSAG |
Telecommunications Standardisation Advisory Group (TSAG) |
TTE |
Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) |
UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telephony Service (UMTS) |
UPAEP |
Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP) |
UPU |
Universal Postal Union (UPU) |
URSI |
International Union of Radio Science (URSI) |
US |
Universal Service (US) |
USP |
Universal Service Provider (USP) |
VAS |
Value-Added Services (VAS) |
VAT |
Value Added Tax (VAT) |
VODAFONE |
Vodafone Portugal - Comunicações Pessoais, S. A. (Vodafone) |
VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) |
WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) |
WG SE |
Spectrum Engineering Working Group (WG SE) |
WGFM |
Working Group on Frequency Management (WGFM) |
WLRO |
Wholesale Line Rental Offer (WLRO) |
WPCISP |
Working Party on Communication and Infrastructures and Services Policy (WPCISP) |
WPISP |
Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP) |
WTDC-10 |
World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10) |
WTO |
World Trade Organization (WTO) |