Dispute between TV Cabo and competing cable television distribution operators (decision)

By determination of 10 August 2007, approval has been granted to a decision on the settlement of a dispute between CATVP - TV Cabo Portugal (TV Cabo) and Bragatel - Companhia de Televisão por Cabo de Braga (Bragatel), Cabovisão - Televisão por Cabo (Cabovisão), Pluricanal Leiria - Televisão por Cabo (Pluricanal Leiria), Pluricanal Santarém - Televisão por Cabo (Pluricanal Santarém) and TVTEL Comunicações (TVTEL), concerning prospecting practices of the latter towards customers of TV Cabo, as well as their action on infrastructure owned by TV Cabo to disconnect services provided by this company. This determination was adopted following a request submitted by TV Cabo, under article 10 of Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February (Electronic Communications Law), having been provided a draft decision on the matter, which was approved by determination of 24 May 2007, and submitted to a prior hearing of interested parties, the subsequent report having now also been approved.