Taking into consideration:
- The proposal on density objectives for the postal network and minimum services provided, presented by CTT;
- The analysis of the referred proposal, presented above in chapters 1 to 3,
ICP - ANACOM’s Management Board, in the exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1 b), d), h) and n) of article 6 and article 26 b), all of its Statutes, approved by Decree-Law No. 309/2001, of 7 December, as well as under paragraph 1 of article 8 of Law No. 17/2012, of 26 April, as amended by Decree-Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, and by Law No. 16/2014, of 4 April, to fulfil and comply with objectives and principles established in paragraph 2 a), b) and d) of the referred Law and under paragraph 5 of base XV of the Bases of Concession of the Universal Postal Service, approved by Decree-Law No. 448/99, of 4 November, republished, with amendments, in annex to Decree-Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, hereby determines as follows:
1. Objectives and rules on the density of the postal network and minimum services provided, presented by CTT by letter dated 31.01.2014, fail to meet user needs under the current legal framework;
2. CTT must review such objectives and rules, under paragraph 5 of base XV of the Bases of Concession of the Universal Postal Service, within 30 working days, taking into account views taken by this Authority thereon and respective reasoning, set out in chapters 3.3.1, 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 of the analysis, as well as in chapter 3.4., as regard the reporting of information to ICP - ANACOM;
3. The reviewed proposal submitted by CTT must attach: (i) detailed reasoning based on factors indicated in paragraph 3 of base XV of the Concession; (ii) indication, where appropriate, of values currently practised in its postal network corresponding to indicators and objectives proposed, explaining the reasons for differences between current values and proposed ones.
