ANACOM has opened a public consultation, following its decision of 2 December 2025, on the draft decision qualifying the wholesale international traffic transport service and its subjection to the Electronic Communications Law in Portugal. The consultation will remain open until 19 January 2026.
Purpose and scope of the draft decision
The draft sets out ANACOM’s interpretation of the statutory definitions of electronic communications networks and electronic communications services. These provisions establish the technical and functional criteria that determine the objective and subjective scope of the law and, consequently, the extent of ANACOM’s regulatory powers.
To address questions raised in administrative and judicial proceedings, the draft describes the wholesale international traffic transport service, examines its qualification under these statutory definitions, and identifies the criteria for determining when its provision falls within the scope of the Electronic Communications Law.
Submission of Contributions
Interested parties may submit their contributions in writing and in Portuguese to enquadramento.carriers@anacom.pt until 19 January 2026, with a maximum size of 20 MiB. A non-confidential version must be submitted simultaneously for publication.
Once the consultation closes, ANACOM will publish the final decision, the contributions received, and a report summarising those contributions together with the Authority’s position on them.