Decision


In light of the above, the Management Board of ICP-ANACOM, within the scope of the  powers provided for in sub-paragraphs c) and f) of article 6 of its Statutes, annexed to Decree-Law no. 309/2001, of 7 December, to pursue regulatory objectives provided for in article 5 of Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February, in particular in sub-paragraph a) of no. 1 and in sub-paragraph d) of no. 2, both of said article 5, and under articles 8, 15, 16 and 31 of said Law no. 5/2004, hereby determines:

1. Limit the number of rights of use of frequencies, for the provision of publicly available terrestrial electronic communications services, by:

a. One right of use of 2×1.5 MHz in the 450 MHz frequency band;

b. Up to six rights of use of 2×5 MHz in the 800 MHz frequency band;

c. Up to two rights of use of 2×5 MHz in the 900 MHz frequency band;

d. Up to 9 rights of use of 2×5 MHz in the 1800 MHz frequency band and up to 3 rights of use of 2x4 MHz in the same band;

e. Up to two rights of use of 5 MHz (spectrum not paired) in the 2.1 GHz frequency band;

f. Up to 14 rights of use of 2×5 MHz and up to two rights of use of 25 MHz (spectrum not paired) in the 2.6 GHz frequency band.

2. Define that the allocation procedure of the rights of use of frequencies mentioned in the previous number is that of an auction.

3. Amend the NTFA in force, in order to reflect the provisions in the previous numbers in conformity.