II. Introduction


The present study makes comparisons between the prices for renting circuits as provided by PT Comunicações S.A. (PTC) arising from the Deliberation by the Board of Directors of ANACOM of 26/12/02, and the prices charged by the incumbent operators in the other countries of the European Union in December 2002.

The study analysed the various prices for the installation of and monthly rental to the national and international leased lines service.