Press room
Press releases in 2020
jul 2020
Learn about the main activities carried out by ANACOM in compliance with the activities plan
Consult ANACOM's Report on Regulation, Supervision and Other Activities in 2019 and learn about the activities accomplished during the year.
ANACOM publishes the facts, data and challenges of 5G
This guide aims to enlighten the discussion around 5G by providing transparent and neutral information based on scientific knowledge.
High-speed networks grew by 9.8% in the 1st quarter, covering 85.5% of dwellings
The most significant increases were recorded in the Centre region (+16%), Azores (+14.9%), Algarve (+14.3%), Alentejo (+14.2%) and North (+10.5%).
Mobile voice and data traffic begin to approach pre-pandemic levels
Fixed voice and data traffic increased during the week of 15 to 21 June. And likewise, internet speed tests, postal parcels and complaints.
jun 2020
Bundled services with over 171 thousand customers in the 1st quarter of 2020
From 1 January to 31 March, the revenues of bundled services amounted to close to 429.6 million euros, 5.3% more than in the same period of the previous year.
Paid TV service gains 160 thousand new customers by March
By the end of March, 89% of families were customers of the paid television services, 3% more than at the same time of the previous year.
Fixed broadband reached 4 million accesses and record figures of traffic in the 1st quarter
Optical fibre was the main form of access to fixed broadband, accounting for 51.7% of the total.
Portugal among the European countries with the most expensive telecommunications prices
Between the end of 2009 and April 2020, telecommunications prices in Portugal increased by 7.7%, while in the UE they fell by 10.4%.
Average duration of mobile calls reaches historic peak and traffic also soars in the 1st quarter
In the 1st quarter, each call made from a mobile phone last 184 seconds on average, twenty seconds more than in the same period of the previous year.
ANACOM resumes 5G process and public consultation ends on 3 July
Stakeholders may send their contributions to the electronic mail addresses reg.leilao@anacom.pt by 3 July.
