On 1 March 2024, ANACOM approved a draft regulation on the provision of information on the location of callers to the PASP - Ponto de Atendimento de Segurança Pública (Public Security Answering Point).
Considering the publication of Law no. 16/2022https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1737530 of 16 August (repealing Law no, 5/2004https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=930940 of 10 February and approving the current Lei das Comunicações Eletrónicas (Electronic Communications Law), as well as the technological developments seen in the electronic communications sector and the development of PASP architecture, ANACOM saw that there was a need to proceed with the preparation of this draft regulation.
The adoption of this draft regulation will result in the repeal of Regulation no. 99/2009https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975622 of 23 February (Regulation 112L) and the respective Rectification Declaration no. 807/2009https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=981484 of 16 March.
The draft regulation (i) provides for the delivery of emergency communications to the PASP over IP, using the SIP protocol, (ii) improves information on the location of callers, (iii) ensures the availability of this information to the PASP in accordance with technical standards and best practices in this area, making the most of the potential offered by SIP, and (iv) establishes criteria for the accuracy and reliability of this information.
This draft regulation, which is now available, will be published in the 2nd series of Diário da República (Official Journal). Subsequent to publication, interested parties are given a period of 30 working days to send contributions, in writing and in Portuguese, preferably by email to regulamento.localizacao@anacom.ptmailto:regulamento.localizacao@anacom.pt.
Consult:
- Approval of the draft regulation regarding the provision of information on the location of callers to the Public Security Answering Point https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1775338
