Annex I - List of acronyms and abbreviations


List of acronyms and abbreviations

AAS

Analytical accounting system

ADSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

CIS

Centralized information system

DTT

Digital terrestrial television

ECL

Electronic Communications Law

ENUM

Electronic Numbering

EP

European Parliament

FTS

Telephone service at a fixed location

FWA

Fixed wireless access

GI

Global indicator of quality of service

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ITC

Individual Telecommunications Cabinets

ITED

Infraestruturas de Telecomunicações em Edifícios (Telecommunications Infrastructure in Buildings)

ITUR

Infraestruturas de Telecomunicações em Loteamentos, Urbanizações e conjuntos de edifícios
(Infrastructure in Housing Developments, Urban Settlements and Concentrations of Buildings)

LLRO

Leased lines reference offer

LMS

Land mobile service

LRIC

Long Run Incremental Costs

MFN

Multi-frequency Network

MTS

Mobile Telephone Service

MVNO

Mobile Virtual Network Operator

NCUS

Net costs of universal service

NGA

Next generation access networks

NNP

National numbering plan

NTFA

National Table of Frequency Allocations

OSP

Other service providers

PDM

Plano Diretor Municipal (Municipal Director Plan)

QSI

Quality of service indicator

R&TTE

Radio and Telecommunications terminal equipment

RDAO

Reference Duct Access Offer

RELLO

Reference Ethernet Leased Lines Offer

RIO

Reference Interconnection Offer

RIO

Reference Interconnection Offer

RPAO

Reference Poles Access Offer

RUO

Reference Unbundling Offer

SFN

Single frequency network

SMP

Significant Market Power

SMS

Short Message Service

US

Universal Service

VAS

Value added service

VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol

WLRO

Wholesale Line Rental Offer