In light of the above, and whereas:
a) the average weighted price variation of the correspondence, editorial mail and parcel basket of services complies with the applicable maximum price variation (average annual variation of 2.4%);
b) the average weighted variation of prices of the basket of reserved services complies with the applicable maximum price variation (average annual variation of -1.7%);
c) where service modalities that present a negative margin are concerned, prices notified by CTT must result in an increase of the margin or, ultimately, in the maintenance of the margin of the service modality, is complied with;
d) although the national editorial mail service presents a negative margin in 2015, and it is estimated that the latter, according to the estimates of CTT, will further deteriorate in 2016 and 2017, taking into account that there is always a degree of uncertainty regarding traffic evolution and CTT has underestimated, over the last few years, its evolution, if instead of a reduction of (SCI) (ECI)%, as forecast by CTT, there was in 2017 a reduction that was 3.1 percentage points lower than that forecast by CTT, but still conservative relative to the evolution in 2014 and 2015 and estimated by CTT for 2016, it is estimated that the margin would not deteriorate, thus complying with the provisions in this rule;
e) the average annual price variation of non-priority/standard mail up to 20g, in the national service, paid with stamps and postage stamps at post offices, complies with the applicable maximum price variation (the variation proposed by CTT is less than 7.5%);
f) the rule according to which the price of items of correspondence in the national service weighing less than 50 g, sent by users of the occasional segment, must meet with the uniform tariff principle, is complied with;
g) no situations of failure to comply with the principle of cost orientation of prices were identified;
h) as a whole, CTT’s price proposal complies with the principle of affordability for all users;
i) no situations of failure to comply with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination were identified;
j) taking into account the interests and protection of users, a minimum period of advance notice of price alterations must be defined, pursuant to paragraph 8 of article 4 of the pricing criteria,
the Management Board of ANACOM, in the exercise of tasks and powers granted to it under paragraph 1 h) and i) of paragraph 1 of article 8 and paragraph 1 a), g), h), n) and o) of article 9, both of its Statutes, approved by Decree-Law No. 39/2015, of 16 March, as well as under paragraph 1 of article 8 of Law No. 17/2012, of 26 July (as amended by Decree- Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, and by Law No. 16/2014, of 4 April), in the exercise of assignments conferred upon it by paragraph 1 b) of article 26 of its Statutes, and under paragraph 6 of article 5 of pricing criteria for postal services that comprise the universal service, approved by determination of this Authority of 21.11.2014 (rectified by determination of 25.06.2015), hereby determines:
1. that the price proposal of services that integrate the universal service, presented by CTT by letter of 31.01.2017, and amended by communications of 24.02.2017 and 20.03.2017, complies with the pricing principles and criteria for postal services that comprise the universal service;
2. that the disclosure and publication of new prices, including discounts and conditions for application, pursuant to article 4 of the referred pricing criteria, must take place at least five working days ahead of their date of entry into force.
