Analysis of the markets of wholesale local access at a fixed location and wholesale central access at a fixed location for mass-market products - public consultation on evaluation of EC Recommendation

By decision of 22 December 2016, ANACOM has approved a draft decision evaluating the Recommendation of the European Commission of 29 November 2016 in respect of processes PT/2016/1888 and PT/2016/1889.  These processes concern ANACOM’s analysis of the markets of wholesale local access provided at a fixed location (market 3a) and wholesale central access at a fixed location for mass-market products (market 3b), which presents a reasoned justification for the non-alteration and non-withdrawal of the draft final decision approved on 30 June 2016https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1390432 and notified to the European Commission on 1 July 2016.

This draft decision is submitted to the prior hearing of interested parties, in accordance with Articles 121 and 122 of the Código de Procedimento Administrativo (Administrative Proceeding Code) and to the general consultation procedure under Article 8 of Lei das Comunicações Eletrónicas (Electronic Communications Law); in both cases, a period of 20 working days is given for stakeholders to comment (comments in writing and in Portuguese).