Press room
Press releases in 2024
sep 2024
ANACOM is seeking feedback from the market on the interest in the provision of spectrum and allocation methods
The consultation will run for 30 working days until 25.10.2024 and it is very important that everyone submits their contributions.
Complaints in the communications sector down by 9% in the 2nd quarter
ANACOM received 14.2 thousand complaints about electronic communications services (down 18%) and 9 thousand complaints about postal services (up 10%).
jul 2024
Warning of contacts from false ANACOM representatives
ANACOM recommends that recipients of fraud/bribery attempts immediately alert the security authorities.
jun 2024
Telecom complaints down in the first quarter, but postal complaints up
ANACOM registered around 25.2 thousand written complaints against communications service providers, a decrease of 11% compared to last year. The decrease is due to a reduction in complaints about electronic communications services.
may 2024
ANACOM imposes fine of EUR 400 000 on CTT for breach of universal postal service obligations
This concerns non-compliance with the appropriate quality standards that should be ensured in the provision of the universal service.
ANACOM awards launch licence for satellite operated by Instituto Superior Técnico
The IST satellite will be launched on its maiden flight on Ariane 6.
ANACOM, DGC and ECC set up a website with information on telecommunications to help foreign citizens living in Portugal
ANACOM, ECC and DGC are today launching the com4expats.pt website and an information campaign to inform foreign communities and people moving to Portugal about the use of telecommunications services in the country.
The number of security incidents notified to ANACOM fell in 2023
Despite the decline in the number of incidents notified in 2023, those that did occur had a higher impact, since they affected 6.9 million subscribers, 7% more than in 2022.
mar 2024
ANACOM issues 1st space operations licence for the launch and command and control of a satellite
ANACOM is associated with the first Portuguese space project of the 21st century to go into Space, issuing a Global Licence that gives authorisation to the launch and command and control of AEROS, a satellite that will be used for observation of the Atlantic.
Complaints about electronic communications in 2023 were dominated by issues related to billing and the contracting of services
In 2023, ANACOM received around 107.1 thousand written complaints about providers of communications service, 2% fewer than in the previous year.