“Along with improving the quality of services provided, Anacom believes a reduction in the price of communications and Internet access in Portugal is essential,” the regulator said, in his speech at the opening of the 29th Congress of Communications (APDC), which began in Lisbonon 26 November with the motto “The Future of Business”.


The regulator said, “it is important to create conditions to reverse the disparity observed over the last decade in relation to the trajectory seen in the European Union”, stating that “in Portugal, telecommunications prices increased by 12.5 percent, which corresponds to the largest increase observed in that period in European Union countries, compared with a reduction of 10.9 percent in the European Union”, as a whole.
Apritel, an association of the telecommunications sector, released a study last week that placed Portugal as the second country - out of a group of 10 - with the lowest package of communications services in Europe.


“Anacom will continue to give priority to the protection of consumers and users of communications in Portugal,” João Cadete de Matos said.
“In this regard, I would stress the importance of approving the 12 measures included in the proposal to amend the Electronic Communications Law that we presented at the beginning of the year to the government and parliament, among which I would highlight the strengthening of subscriber mobility in the market, reviewing and clarifying the limits to be applied to the amount of charges to be borne by subscribers in the event of early termination of contracts with loyalty periods and the disclosure of information on the measurement of Internet access speed,” he recalled.