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Portugal

Institutional details 2012

Name of Authority
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (National Communications Authority - ANACOM)
Year created	1989
Legal document that created the authority
Decree-Law no. 188/81 of 2 July. Decree-law no. 283/89 of 23 August, now revoked by decree-law no. 309/2001 of 7 December
Reports to	Annual report to the Sector Ministry
Does the Regulatory Authority also regulate other public utilities (e.g. electricity, gas, etc.)?
n/a
Is the Regulatory Authority autonomous in its decision making?
Yes
Who approves the budget of the Regulator?
n/a
Indicate the percentage of budget financed from each source:
Award/auction of mobile licence; ; percentage: Award/auction of other licence; ; percentage: Numbering fees; ; percentage: 1,6 % Spectrum fees; ; percentage: 54,6 % Fines/penalties; ; percentage: 0,2 % Contributions from regulated telecom operators based on turnover; percentage: 37,5 % ; percentage of operator revenue (turnover): 0,5510 % Financial income (e.g. Investment/Deposit); ; percentage: 3,9 % Other; ; Source: postal services, equipments, installation telecomunications infrastructure, reversals ; ; percentage: 1,5 %

Structure of the Regulator 2012

Name of the Head of the Regulatory Authority:
Maria de Fátima Henriques da Silva Barros Bertoldi (Chairman of the Board)
Is it a collegial body?	Yes
Total number of members	5
Is the Head of the commission also responsible for day to day administrative matters?	Yes
Who appoints the Members/Head?
n/a
Period of appointment (years):	n/a
Total number of staff in the Regulatory Authority:	405

Regulatory Functions 2012

R	Licensing
R	Interconnection rates
R	Price Regulation
R	Technical standards settings
R	Radio frequency allocation
R	Spectrum monitoring and enforcement
R	Numbering
R	Type approval
R	Service quality monitoring
R	Universal Service
R	Quality of service standards
R	Enforcement of quality of service obligations
Om R	Broadcasting
Om	Broadcasting content
Om	Information technology
Om	Internet content

Key: M - Sector Ministry
R - Regulatory Authority
Om - Other Ministry or Government body
Op - Operator
O - Other
NR - Not regulated

Recent Legislation 2012

Year	Legislation
2009	Administrative Rule nº 1307/2009, of 19 October Approves the fees due for the issuance of declarations providing evidence of the rights, for the exercise of the activity of provider of electronic communications networks and services, for the allocation of rights of use of frequencies and numbers, for the use of the radio spectrum and other fees payable to ICP - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ICP-ANACOM).
2009	Administrative Rule no. 915/2009, of 18 August and 131/2010, of 2 March Sets the technical and security conditions under which electronic communications for the transmission of traffic and location data on natural persons and legal entities, as well as related data necessary to identify the subscriber or registered user, must operate,
2009	Administrative Rule nr. 429/2009, 6th May lays down the technical and security conditions under which electronic communications for the transmission of traffic and location data on natural persons and legal entities, as well as of related data necessary to identify the subscriber or registered user, must operate, pursuant to Law no. 32/2008, of 17 July.
2009	Decree-Law 258/2009, 25 September Amendment of the regime of open access to infrastructure which is suitable for accommodating electronic communications networks. Amendment to the regime that applies to the construction of infrastructures suitable for the accommodation of electronic communications networks, to the installation of electronic communications networks and the construction of infrastructures for telecommunications in housing developments, urban settlements and concentrations of buildings
2009	Decree-Law no. 264/2009, of 28 September legal provisions applicable to the licensing of radiocommunications networks and stations
2009	Decree-Law nr 123/2009, 21 May Establishes the national framework for the construction, access and installation of public networks . Revokes Decree-Law nr . 59/2009, 19th April, Decree-Law nr 68/2005, 15th May, and nrs. 5 to 7 article 19º and 5 to 7 article 26º Law nr 5/2004, 10 February
2009	Decree-Law nr 69/2009 Amendment do Decree-Law nr 7/2004.
2009	Law n.º 32/2009, 9 July Authorizes the Government to legislate on: (i) the open access regime to Infrastructures which are suitable for accommodating electronic communications networks (ii) and on the regime of appeal of acts of ICP - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ICP-ANACOM)
2009	Regulation 87/2009, published on 18th February Amendment to Regulation 58/2005, 18th August (Portability Regulation)
2009	Regulation 99/2009, published 23th February L112 Regulation

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