In the light of the above, and whereas:
a) The average weighted price variation of the correspondence, editorial mail and parcel basket of services complies with the applicable maximum price variation;
b) The average weighted variation of prices of the basket of reserved services complies with the applicable maximum price variation;
c) The rule according to which, where service modalities that present a negative margin are concerned, prices notified by CTT must result in an increase of the margin or, ultimately, in the maintenance of the margin of the service modality, is complied with;
d) The average annual price variation of non-priority/standard mail up to 20g, in the national service, paid with stamps and postage stamps at post offices, complies with the applicable maximum price variation;
e) The rule according to which the price of items of correspondence in the national service weighting less than 50 g, sent by users of the occasional segment, must meet with the uniform tariff principle, is complied with;
f) No situations of failure to comply with the principle of cost orientation of prices were identified;
g) As a whole, CTT’s price proposal complies with the principle of affordability to all users;
h) No situations of failure to comply with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination were identified;
i) Taking into account the interests and protection of users, a minimum period of advance notice of price alterations must be defined, pursuant to paragraph 8 of article 4 of the pricing criteria,
the Management Board of ANACOM, in the exercise of tasks and powers granted to it under paragraph 1 h) and i) of paragraph 1 of article 8 and paragraph 1 a), g), h), n) and o) of article 9, both of its Statutes, approved by Decree-Law No. 39/2015, of 16 March, as well as under paragraph 1 of article 8 of Law No. 17/2012, of 26 July (as amended by Decree-Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, and by Law No. 16/2014, of 4 April), in the exercise of assignments conferred upon it by paragraph 1 b) of article 26 of its Statutes, and under paragraph 6 of article 5 of pricing criteria for postal services that comprise the universal service, approved by determination of this Authority of 21.11.2014 (rectified by determination of 25.06.2015), hereby determines:
1. That the price proposal of services that integrate the universal service, presented by CTT by letter of 17.11.2015, and amended by communications of 09.12.2015, 08.01.2016 and 15.01.2016, complies with the pricing principles and criteria for postal services that comprise the universal service;
2. That the disclosure and publication of new prices, including discounts and conditions for application, pursuant to article 4 of the referred pricing criteria, must take place at least five working days ahead of their date of entry into force.
