Postal traffic falls 4.7% in the 3rd quarter but average revenue per item rises 1.4%
Universal service traffic reports a decrease of 2.9% from the previous quarter and 5% year-on-year.
Smartphone data traffic in Portugal increases 55%
There were 5.5 million users who actually accessed the Internet using mobile broadband.
Growth in fixed telephone service driven by bundles in 3rd quarter
In 3rd quarter, each user consumed an average of 86 minutes in fixed-fixed calls and nine minutes in fixed-mobile calls per month.
Pre-paid mobile phones make up less than 52% of the total market
The mobile service penetration rate is reported at 161.4 per 100 inhabitants.
Optical fibre is the second largest support network in Portugal for pay-television
As at the end of September, there were 3.47 million customers of the pay-TV service, 5.4% more than in the same period of 2014.
2015 ANACOM URSI Portugal prize awarded
Delivery of ANACOM-URSI Portugal Prize, Best Student Paper Award and Best Student Poster Award.
Quintuple-play are the fastest growing bundles and are already used by more than 37% of households
The most popular bundles among Portuguese households in Q3 remained triple-play, with 41.8%.
Telephone directories will only be given to those who specially request them
Printed directories must be requested by 6 December.
ANACOM imposes DTT information obligations on MEO
MEO will have to provide information on the DTT website about where the type of coverage provided has been changed from DTT to DTH.
COM.escolha visitors almost double up to September
The number of visitors to COM.escolha increased by 46.5% between January and September.
ANACOM receives fewer complaints in the 1st half of year
ANACOM received 27,397 complaints about electronic communications services in the first six months of 2015, fewer than in previous two half-year periods.
Almost 80% of households purchase bundles of telecommunication services
Triple-play (3P) is the most used combination, used by 42.5% of households.
ANACOM debates regulation in the new digital ecosystem
8th ANACOM conference taking place on 22 September at Centro Cultural de Belém. Debate will centre on regulation in the new digital ecosystem.
90% of users in Portugal use high-speed Internet
The largest contribution to growth in the number of fixed broadband accesses is from optical fibre - increasing 35.3% year-on-year.
Number of fixed telephone lines in Portugal is highest in nine years
In 2nd quarter 2015, the volume of voice minutes on the fixed telephone service fell by 4.7% over the previous quarter and by 14.4% versus a year earlier.
Postal traffic in Portugal falls in the 2nd quarter
As at the end of June there were 13,245 access points to the postal network in Portugal, an increase of 2.8%.
Clarification on wireless microphones and hearing aid devices
ANACOM answers queries received, especially on the frequency bands authorised in Portugal for this type of equipment.
ANACOM orders 35% cut in mobile termination rates
Price to be applied by mobile operators is reduced to 0.83 eurocents per minute.
Portuguese schoolgirl awarded special mention by UPU in international competition
A letter written by Maria Coutinho, aged 13, from Porto, has been given international distinction by the Universal Postal Union with a special mention.
Draft decision - ANACOM closes comprehensive investigation into DTT costs, concluding that the amount charged to television operators is not excessive
ANACOM closes comprehensive investigation into DTT costs and submits draft decision on analysis of market 18 to public consultation.
ANACOM imposes on MEO a reduction by 50% in the price of lines for the islands
MEO's revenues with Ethernet leased lines between the Mainland and the ARs and between the various islands of each Region will decrease by 50%.
Mobile service sees a drop in active cards in the 1st quarter
The use of prepaid tariff plans is falling. At the end of March, only 54.3% of mobile cards were associated with pre-paid plans.
Optical fibre grows by most on record to represent 23.1% of fixed Internet accesses in Portugal
In the 1st quarter of 2015 there were 50 thousand new broadband Internet accesses in Portugal supported over optical fibre, the largest increase on record.
Fixed telephone service penetration increases but voice traffic declines
As at the end of March, accesses supported over optical fibre networks, cable and GSM/UMTS LTE made up 48.3% of main telephone accesses.
Optical fibre drives growth in subscription TV service
In late March, 84.5% of subscribers to the subscription television service received the service as part of a bundle.
Three million customers receive services in bundles
As at the end of March, 74 out of 100 private households had a multiple-play bundle, an increase of 7 percentage points versus the same period of 2014.
Contractual issues, equipment and billing make up 66% of complaints received by ANACOM
In 2014, the mobile telephone service and bundles of services have seen an increase in complaint rates versus 2013.
ANACOM provides tool to look up DTT signal monitoring actions
The public can look up the geographical distribution of the different actions, the date they took place, the problems identified and the procedures put in place to resolve them.
ANACOM seeks to hear market on the use to be given to available spectrum
The opinion of the various stakeholders will be considered by ANACOM in a decision on making spectrum available.
Portugal SMEs making use of Over-The-Top and Cloud services
Among respondents, 89.7% of SMEs were subscribers to bundled offers of electronic communications services.
Use of postal services is declining, but users are satisfied with their evolution in 2014
According to the latest survey, conducted in November and December 2014, ''sending / receiving registered mail'' was the most used postal service.
Revenues per postal item improve in fourth quarter 2014
In 4th quarter 2014, total traffic from postal services totalled around 219 million items.
Portugal sees increase in fixed telephone accesses but a drop in minute volume of calls in 2014
The penetration rate of the fixed telephone service in Portugal was reported at 43.9 accesses per 100 inhabitants in December, the highest level seen since 2006.
5.2 million people using services typical of mobile broadband
The increase in mobile phone Internet access and smartphone uptake has driven the use of mobile broadband services.
Number of customers with bundled offers increased 11.7% in 2014
At the end of 2014, three out of every five private households had a triple/quadruple/quintuple-play bundle of services.
Subscription television service grows by 5.7 percent in 2014
Growth driven by offers based on optical fibre, whose subscribers increased 32.6 percent at the end of the year.
Portugal sees biggest increase in number of fixed Internet accesses since 2005
The largest contribution to fixed broadband growth has come from optical fibre, which increased 36 percent in 2014.
ANACOM carries out nearly 5,500 enforcement actions in 2014
In 2014, ANACOM carried out around 5,500 enforcement actions to verify the conduct of market agents and the conditions of radio spectrum use.
ANACOM improves COM.escolha to help consumers find the best available offers and tariffs
New features added to the tariff comparison tool will help consumers make choices that best fit their needs.
ANACOM applies 7.9 million euros in fines during 2014
In 2014, ANACOM ruled on 360 breach proceedings, 24% more than during the previous year, and applied a total of 7.9 million euros in fines.
ANACOM's radio frequencies website receives 17 thousand views in its 1st year
There were 1,604 unique visitors to eQNAF, with each user viewing an average of 7.29 pages per work session.
ANACOM takes over BEREC Chair in 2015
Fátima Barros, Chairman of ANACOM, has taken over as the new Chair of BEREC, will coordinate the work of European regulators and interactions with the European Commission during 2015.
Postal traffic continues to fall in 3rd quarter
Total postal traffic comprised 208 million items - a decline of 3.7% versus the previous quarter and a decline of 4.2% year-on-year.
