A. Background and structure


National Communications Authority (ICP-ANACOM) Annual report - 2011 - Regulation, Supervision and Other Activities (hereinafter the ''Report'') includes all information that is related to ICP-ANACOM's activities over the course of the year; It is submitted to the Government, on statutory terms, for presentation before Assembleia da República (Assembly of the Republic).

The structure used in this report reflects the key strategic objectives established for the year and set out in this Authority's 2011-2013 Management Plan, ensuring that a close link is maintained between these two documents.

As such, this first section provides an overall analysis of the activity pursued by ICP-ANACOM during 2011 in light of the strategic objectives defined by ICP-ANACOM for this year (section 1) and provides details on the extent to which the actions set out in the Management Plan for 2011 have been accomplished (section 2).

The report is divided into five main chapters: framework, regulation, supervision, other activities and final considerations. The chapters on regulation, supervision and other activities are developed in detail following the key strategic objectives defined by ICP-ANACOM for 2011.