New draft decision on the definition of DTT terrestrial coverage obligations

On 25 June 2015, ANACOM approved the report on the prior hearing and consultation concerning the definition of terrestrial coverage obligations to be included in the right of use of frequencies (ICP-ANACOM no. 06/2008) allocated to MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia (formerly PT Comunicações) in the context of digital terrestrial television (DTT), following ANACOM's decision of 4 July 2014https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1282553. In this context, responses were received from the following undertakings: DECO - Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection), Blogue TDT em Portugal, Ricardo Jorge, RTP, SIC and TVI.

Approval has also been given to a new draft decision on the definition of terrestrial coverage obligations and the amendment of the DTT right of use of frequencies; this was submitted to the prior hearing of MEO and to the general consultation procedure set out in article 8 of Lei das Comunicações Eletrónicas (Electronic Communications Lawhttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333114). Under both procedures, interested parties have been given a period of 20 working days to respond, in writing and in Portuguese.