List of acronyms and abbreviations, operators and other entities / organisations


List of acronyms and abbreviations, operators and other entities / organisations

AC

Advisory Committee (AC)

ACIST-AET

Telecommunications Business Association (ACIST-AET)

AdC

Competition Authority (AdC)

AFCEA

Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA)

AICEP

Association of Postal and Telecommunications Operators of the Portuguese-speaking
Countries and Territories (AICEP)

ANQ

National Qualifications Agency (ANQ)

ANRT

Agence Nacionale de Réglementation des TélécomunicationsI (ANRT)

AP

Assembly of Parties (AP)

APDC

Portuguese Communications Development Association (APDC)

API

Portuguese Press Association (API)

APLAC

Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)

APMP

Association for Promoting Multimedia in Portugal (APMP)

BEREC

Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)

BSS

Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS)

BWA

Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)

CA

Council of Administration (CA)

CAP

Annual Cooperation Plans (CAP)

CDI

Centre for Documentation and Information (CDI)

CEC

Consultative and Executive Council (CEC)

CEDIPRE

Centre for Studies in Public Law and Regulation (CEDIPRE)

CEGER

Government Information Network Management Centre (CEGER)

CEPT

European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

CERP

European Committee for Postal Regulation (CERP)

CIAC

Municipal Consumer Information Centres (CIAC)

CIP

Indicative Cooperation Programmes  (CIP)

CMT

Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT)

COCOM

Communications Committee (COCOM)

CPA

Administrative Proceeding Code (CPA)

CPIAF

CPI Adjustment Factor (CPIAF)

CTT

CTT - Correios de Portugal, S. A. (CTT)

DA2GC

Broadband Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC)

DECO

Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO)

DG

Director General (DG)

DGERT

General Directorate for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT)

DMP

Domain Management Policy (DMP)

DTT

Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)

ECANB

European Commission Association of Notified Bodies (ECANB)

ECC

Electronic Communications Committee (ECC)

ECO

European Communications Office (ECO)

ECRO

Ethernet Circuits Reference Offer (ECRO)

EFIS

Frequency Information System (EFIS)

EGEA

Expert Group on Emergency Access (EGEA)

EMERG

Euro-Mediterranean network of Regulators (EMERG)

EMSA

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

ENISA

European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)

ENUM

Electronic Numbering (ENUM)

ERC

Media Regulatory Authority (ERC)

ERG

European Regulators Group (ERG)

ERGP

European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP)

ES

Executive Secretary (ES)

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

EUTELSAT IGO

European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO)

FDC

Fully Distributed Costs (FDC)

FDTI

Foundation for the Dissemination of Information Technologies (FDTI)

FPC

Portuguese Communications Foundation (FPC)

FSS

Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS)

FTTH

Fibre to the Home - FTTH

GAM-TD

Digital Television Migration Monitoring Group (GAM-TD)

GHz

Gigahertz (GHz)

GMDSS

Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)

HCIM

Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia (HCIM)

ICCP

Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP)

ICP

Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ICP?ANACOM)

ICP-ANACOM

Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ICP?ANACOM)

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

IDE

International Data Exchange (IDE)

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

IJC

Legal Institute of Communication (IJC)

IMSO

International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)

IMT

International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)

IP

Internet Protocol technology (IP)

IPAC

Portuguese Institute of Accreditation (IPAC)

IPQ

Portuguese Quality Institute (IPQ)

IRG

Independent Regulators Group (IRG)

ISDN

Basic Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

ISO

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ITED

Telecommunications Infrastructure in Buildings (ITED)

ITSO

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

ITUR

Telecommunications Infrastructure in Housing Developments, Urban Settlements
and Concentrations of Buildings (ITUR)

ITU-T

Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)

LCE

Law of Electronic Communications (LCE)

LCO

Lifeline Connectivity Obligations (LCO)

LEUC

Non-Proprietary Station Licenses (LEUC)

LLRO

Leased Lines Reference Offer (LLRO)

LLU

Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

LRIT

Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)

MHz

Megahertz (MHz)

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

MSS

Mobile Satellite Service (MSS)

MTS

Mobile Telephone Service (MTS)

MVNO

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)

NGA

Next Generation Access Networks (NGA)

NGN

New Generation Networks (NGN)

NNP

National Numbering Plan (NNP)

NORTENET

Nortenet - Sistemas de Comunicação S. A. (Nortenet)

NTFA

National Table of Frequency Allocations (NTFA)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OPTIMUS

Optimus - Telecomunicações, S. A. (Optimus)

OSP

Other Service Providers (OSP)

PLC

Power Line Communication (PLC)

PNN

National Numbering Plan (PNN)

POC

Postal Operations Council (POC)

PP-10

Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-10)

PPDR

Public Protection and Disaster Relief Applications (PPDR)

PT PRIME

PT Prime - Soluções Empresariais de Telecomunicações e Sistemas, S. A. (PT Prime)

PTC

PT Comunicações, S. A. (PTC)

PWMS

Frequency Bands, Microphones Emitters (PWMS)

QSI

Quality of Service Indicators (QSI)

R&TTECA

Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Compliance Association (R&TTECA)

RDAO

Reference Duct Access Offer (RDAO)

REFER TELECOM

Refer Telecom - Serviços de Telecomunicações, S. A. (Refer Telecom)

REPER

Permanent National Representatives in EU (REPER)

RIO

Reference Interconnection Offer (RIO)

RMAO

Reference Masts Access Offer (RMAO)

RQS

Quality of Service Regulation (RQS)

RSPG

Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG)

RSPP

Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP)

RTR

Austrian regulatory authority (RTR)

RUO

Reference Unbundling Offer (RUO)

SCA

Analytical Accounting System (SCA)

SCEN

Security in National Electronic Communications (SCEN)

SIC

Centralized Information System (SIC)

SMP

Significant Market Power (SMP)

SNG

Satellite News Gathering (SNG)

SONAECOM

Sonaecom - Serviços de Comunicações, S. A. (Sonaecom)

SRD

Short-Range Devices (SRD)

TAIEX

Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office (TAIEX)

TCAM

Telecommunications Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance Committee (TCAM)

TDAG

Telecommunications Development Advisory Group (TDAG)

TMN

TMN - Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais, S. A. (TMN)

TSAG

Telecommunications Standardisation Advisory Group (TSAG)

TTE

Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telephony Service (UMTS)

UPAEP

Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP)

UPU

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

URSI

International Union of Radio Science (URSI)

US

Universal Service (US)

USP

Universal Service Provider (USP)

VAS

Value-Added Services (VAS)

VAT

Value Added Tax (VAT)

VODAFONE

Vodafone Portugal - Comunicações Pessoais, S. A. (Vodafone)

VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

WG SE

Spectrum Engineering Working Group (WG SE)

WGFM

Working Group on Frequency Management (WGFM)

WLRO

Wholesale Line Rental Offer (WLRO)

WPCISP

Working Party on Communication and Infrastructures and Services Policy (WPCISP)

WPISP

Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP)

WTDC-10

World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10)

WTO

World Trade Organization (WTO)