ANACOM - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações has confirmed that, in respect of electronic communications, it collected a total of around 29 million euros in regulation fees in 2011, equivalent to around 0.6% of the sector's total turnover.
These values should not be confused with the fees paid by telecommunications operators as a result of their use of the radio spectrum. As a scarce public asset, use of the radio spectrum is granted in return for payment, justifying the existence of fees for the use of frequencies. These are separate from regulation fees, which include the administrative fees payable for exercise of the activity of supplier of electronic communication networks and services, as well as the fees due for the issue of declarations supporting rights issued by ANACOM to undertakings which provide electronic communication services.
