Draft decision on suspension of use of codes to access audiotext services

By determination of 9 March 2012, ANACOM has decided, under the terms of article 13 of Decree-Law no. 177/99 of 21 May, to give notice to five providers of audiotext services (Especial Maravilha - Serviços de Telecomunicações, Unipessoal, Lda., André Garcia - Comunicações, Unipessoal, Lda., Linhagénio – Serviços de Telecomunicações, Unipessoal Lda., Maria da Conceição Luiz Reis and Ora Telecom - High Tech, Lda.) that they may state their positions, where they see fit, under the terms of articles 100 and 101 of the Código de Procedimento Administrativo (Administrative Proceeding Code), within a period of 10 working days, on the draft decision to suspend use of access codes of the "607" numbering range attributed to these undertakings.

This draft decision follows from a set of inspection measures, in which various irregularities were detected in the provision of audiotext services by these providers, specifically the fact that said services were not coincident with the nature and contents described when allocation of the access codes was requested.  It was also found that certain of these services were non-compliant with legal obligation to provide information on pricing.

In the event of failure to comply with the remedial measures stipulated, ANACOM will order the revocation of the respective registrations.