Taking into account:
- The proposal for objectives concerning the density of the postal network and minimum services provided, presented by CTT on 29.05.2014, under paragraph 5 of base XV of the Universal Postal Service Concession;
- The analysis of the referred proposal undertaken in the preceding chapters;
- That by determination of 26.06.2014, ICP-ANACOM’s Management Board approved a Draft Decision on the referred objectives concerning the density of the postal network and minimum services provided (DD), notified by CTT on 29.05.2014 under paragraph 5 of base XV of the Bases of Concession, which was submitted to the prior hearing of CTT (pursuant to paragraph 6 of base XV of the Concession and articles 100 and 101 of the Administrative Procedure Code) and to the consultation of users (under the referred paragraph 6 of base XV of the Concession);
- Contributions received in the scope of the referred prior hearing of CTT and consultation of users, the analysis of which is laid down in the “Report of the prior hearing of CTT and consultation of users on the Draft Decision on the objectives concerning the density of the postal network and minimum services provided, presented by CTT under paragraph 5 of Base XV of the universal postal service concession”, which the Management Board hereby approves together with this determination, of which it is deemed to be an integral part,
the Management Board of ICP-ANACOM, in the exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1 b), d), h) and n) of article 6 and article 26 b), all of its Statutes, approved by Decree-Law No. 309/2001, of 7 December, as well as under paragraph 1 of article 8 of Law No. 17/2012, of 26 April, as amended by Decree-Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, and by Law No. 16/2014, of 4 April, to fulfil and comply with objectives and principles established in paragraph 2 a), b) and d) of article 2 of the referred Law and under paragraph 6 of base XV of the Bases of Concession of the Universal Postal Service, approved by Decree-Law No. 448/99, of 4 November, republished in annex to Decree-Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, hereby determines:
1. That objectives and rules on the density of the postal network and minimum services provided, presented by CTT on 29.05.2014, pursuant to and for the purpose of paragraph 5 of base XV of the Bases of Concession, still fail to meet user needs under the current legal framework.
2. To set objectives and rules on the density of the postal network and minimum services provided, as described in the annex hereto.
3. That CTT must disseminate on its website, within 2 months, and keep up to date information on all operating postal establishments (post stations and post offices), namely information on the respective location, working hours and services provided.
4. To submit point 3 hereof to the prior hearing of CTT and of users, a period of 15 working days being granted for interested parties to comment in writing, if they wish to.
