In accordance with paragraph 3 of Base XX of the Bases for the Universal Postal Service Concession (Concession) 1, the following are incumbent upon CTT:
a) the establishment and closure of postal establishments;
b) the alteration of the working hours of postal establishments, taking into account service needs and levels of demand.
CTT is bound to notify ICP-ANACOM of decisions which it takes in respect of the above, and shall, in respect of the closure of postal establishments or the reduction of the working hours of postal establishments, provide grounds for such decisions, especially in terms of service needs, levels of demand and satisfaction of the communication needs of the population and of economic activities (paragraph 4 of Base XX, in the amendment enacted by Decree-Law No 112/2006 of 9 June).
1 Approved by Decree-Law No 448/99 of 4 Novemberhttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=980067, with changes in Decree-Law No 116/2003 of 12 Junehttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=980055 and Decree-Law No 112/2006 of 9 Junehttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=980236.
