Av. Defensores de Chaves, 15 –6º D, 1000 – 109 Lisboa, Portugal | Telf. +351 213 550 911 | Fax +351 213 550 912 | | [email protected].

Av. Defensores de Chaves, 15 –6º D , 1000 – 109 Lisboa, Portugal | Telf. +351 213 550 911 | Fax +351 213 550 912 | www.apritel.org | [email protected]

Av. Defensores de Chaves, 15 –6º D , 1000 – 109 Lisboa, Portugal | Telf. +351 213 550 911 | Fax +351 213 550 912 | www.apritel.org | [email protected]

May 2010

Open and representative Association of the

Electronic Communication's sector

Presenting APRITEL

APRITEL Introduction 20100512b2

APRITEL is the electronic communications companies Association

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* Associated observers

Source: APRITEL

Members of APRITEL

AR Telecom

Cabovisão

COLT Telecom

ONI Communications

Radiomóvel

Vodafone

ZON Multimédia

Cisco*

Sony Ericsson*

Visabeira*

BT Portugal

Clara.net

CTT – Correios de Portugal

PT Comunicações

Sonaecom

Verizon Business

Alcatel-Lucent*

Ericsson*

Unitelco*

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Board elected for 2009-2010

Operators and their representatives in the Steering

Representantive Operador

João Couto (President) Vodafone

Paulo Neves (Vice President) Oni Communications

Manuel Gonçalves Ar Telecom

Daniela Antão Cabovisão

Marta Neves PT Comunicações

Filipa Carvalho Sonaecom

José Costa Zon Multimédia

Source: APRITEL 3

APRITEL Introduction 20100512b

To be an interlocutor of reference before the Government, ANACOM and other entities that

intervene in the Electronic Comunications market

To be an interlocutor of reference before the Government, ANACOM and other entities that

intervene in the Electronic Comunications marketPurpose: Purpose: Purpose: Purpose:

Misson: Misson: Misson: Misson:

Promote a legal and regulatory environment supporting investment in the industry of electronic communications and contribute for the development of the Information Society.

•Healthy Competition •Industry’s sustained development•Portugal´s Competitive and Economic development•Consumers well being

Promote a legal and regulatory environment supporting investment in the industry of electronic communications and contribute for the development of the Information Society.

•Healthy Competition •Industry’s sustained development•Portugal´s Competitive and Economic development•Consumers well being

Purpose and Misson of APRITEL

Source: Activities Plan “Plano de Actividades APRITEL”


Main activities for 2009/10


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Broaden APRITEL´s scopeBroaden APRITEL´s scope Review APRITEL´s financial model

Review APRITEL´s financial model

Maintain APRITEL´s activities sustainable

Maintain APRITEL´s activities sustainable

Strengthen the power to influence

Enhance APRITEL´s representativeness

Compettion and telecoms barometre

Access to buildings and other private infrastructures

Uniserval Service

Optimize APRITEL´s financial model

APRITEL´s govermental model

New Generation Networks (NGN)

Promote the sector´s development

Public Administration

Access to land and sub-soil for the installation of infrastructure

Infra-strctures Access

1.1

1.2

2.1 3.1

1.3

2.2

3.22.3

1.4

1.5

2.4

1.6

Spectrum1.7

Barometre of the activity of regulators

1.8

Study and evaluation of regulatory models

Approach to consumers

1.9

1.10

Number portability1.11

Access to contents1.12

Main activities for 2009/10

Activities plan “Plano de Actividades 2009/10”


Maintain APRITEL´s activities sustainable (1/5)

Goal: Promote the coherence and balance of the regulatory boarding assuring the sustainability of all investments. Promote the diversity of services and the final consumer freedom to chose. they intervene in the market of the CE.

Time frame: 2009/2010

Goal: Promote the coherence and balance of the regulatory boarding assuring the sustainability of all investments. Promote the diversity of services and the final consumer freedom to chose. they intervene in the market of the CE.


Goal: Promote a regulatory approach, focused on the principle of transparency and non discrimination (SLA’s and prices); Start a periodic and structured review process os all offer to access infrastructures (more and better SLA’s); Analyse aletrantive access models;


Goal: Promote a regulatory approach, focused on the principle of transparency and non discrimination (SLA’s and prices); Start a periodic and structured review process os all offer to access infrastructures (more and better SLA’s); Analyse aletrantive access models;


Goal: Streamline/clarify Municipal rates..TMDP and avoid municipal taxes duplication. Ensuring non-discriminatory access to pipelines of the municipal public domain. Promote efficiency and lower costs for Energy

Time frame: 2009-2010

Goal: Streamline/clarify Municipal rates..TMDP and avoid municipal taxes duplication. Ensuring non-discriminatory access to pipelines of the municipal public domain. Promote efficiency and lower costs for Energy


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Next Next Generation Generation NetworksNetworks

Next Next Generation Generation NetworksNetworks

Infra-Infra-strctures strctures AccessAccess

Infra-Infra-strctures strctures AccessAccess

Access to Access to land and sub-land and sub-

soil for the soil for the installation of installation of infrastructureinfrastructure

Access to Access to land and sub-land and sub-

soil for the soil for the installation of installation of infrastructureinfrastructure

1.1

1.2

1.3




Goal: Promote the use of mesures that facilitate the access to building and other infrastructures for equipment installation purpose. Remove barriers that don´t allow the installation of technological solutions in buildings, related with NGN, or other. Promote the revision / adaptation of ITED, ITUR and Condominius law.


Goal: Promote the use of mesures that facilitate the access to building and other infrastructures for equipment installation purpose. Remove barriers that don´t allow the installation of technological solutions in buildings, related with NGN, or other. Promote the revision / adaptation of ITED, ITUR and Condominius law.


Access to Access to buildings and buildings and other private other private

infrastructuresinfrastructures

Access to Access to buildings and buildings and other private other private

infrastructuresinfrastructures

Goal: Define the net cost calculation metodology for the Uniservsal Service;Comparative analysis regarding the provision and financing US;When US net cost are to high, strive for their funding through Public Funds;Promote, in accordance with EU recommendations, the adoption of appropriate national legislation regarding the selection process of companies that provide the US;


Goal: Define the net cost calculation metodology for the Uniservsal Service;Comparative analysis regarding the provision and financing US;When US net cost are to high, strive for their funding through Public Funds;Promote, in accordance with EU recommendations, the adoption of appropriate national legislation regarding the selection process of companies that provide the US;


Universal Universal ServiceService

Universal Universal ServiceService

1.4

1.5





Goal: Act as the Government´s main interlocutor working with the aim to identify and develop productivity improvement projects. Improve the process of choosing and selection of suppliers. Promote and disseminate "Observatory for public consulations of the Public Central Administration."


Goal: Act as the Government´s main interlocutor working with the aim to identify and develop productivity improvement projects. Improve the process of choosing and selection of suppliers. Promote and disseminate "Observatory for public consulations of the Public Central Administration."


Goal: Develop recommendations in order to allow the management and a more efficient use of spectrum. Promote a review of the fees regarding the use of spectrum;

Time Frame: 2009-2010

Goal: Develop recommendations in order to allow the management and a more efficient use of spectrum. Promote a review of the fees regarding the use of spectrum;


SpectrumSpectrumSpectrumSpectrum

1.6

1.7

Public Public AdministrationAdministration

Public Public AdministrationAdministration

Goal: Analyze the regulator's efficiency and effectiveness in order to identify areas of potential improvement (eg fast decisions, costs, etc.)


Goal: Analyze the regulator's efficiency and effectiveness in order to identify areas of potential improvement (eg fast decisions, costs, etc.)


Barometre of Barometre of the activity of the activity of

regulatorsregulators

Barometre of Barometre of the activity of the activity of

regulatorsregulators

1.8





Study and Study and evaluation of evaluation of

regulatory regulatory modelsmodels

Study and Study and evaluation of evaluation of

regulatory regulatory modelsmodels

Goal: Analyze the existing regulatory model and identify new areas of intervention and areas of intensification/reduction. Identify auto regulation opportunities.


Goal: Analyze the existing regulatory model and identify new areas of intervention and areas of intensification/reduction. Identify auto regulation opportunities.


1.9

Goal: Monitor the processes related to consumers. Promote the adoption of risk databases by the Operators. Stimulate the demand for new electronic communications services that promote the sector's development.

Time frame: according to ANACOM´s calendar

Goal: Monitor the processes related to consumers. Promote the adoption of risk databases by the Operators. Stimulate the demand for new electronic communications services that promote the sector's development.


Approach to Approach to consumersconsumers

Approach to Approach to consumersconsumers

1.10

Goal: Clarify the rules for the new number portability regulation, including the procedures for compensation. Promote transparency and efficiency in number portability.


Goal: Clarify the rules for the new number portability regulation, including the procedures for compensation. Promote transparency and efficiency in number portability.


Number Number portabilityportabilityNumber Number

portabilityportability

1.11





Access to Access to contentscontents

Access to Access to contentscontents

Goal: Sensitize the competent sectoral authorities and the media for possible anti-competitive situations as well as to promote the reduction of market entry barriers. Clarifying the regulator´s jurisdiction in this area and the allocation of the necessary tools for an effective action.


Goal: Sensitize the competent sectoral authorities and the media for possible anti-competitive situations as well as to promote the reduction of market entry barriers. Clarifying the regulator´s jurisdiction in this area and the allocation of the necessary tools for an effective action.


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Members of APRITEL´s governing Bodies

Board MembersBoard MembersBoard MembersBoard Members

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General AssemblyGeneral AssemblyGeneral AssemblyGeneral Assembly

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• Vodafone (President) João Couto

• ONI Communications (Vice President)Paulo Neves

• ArTelecomManuel Gonçalves

• CabovisãoDaniela Antão

• PT ComunicaçõesMarta Neves

• SonaecomFilipa Carvalho

• Zon MultimédiaJosé Pedro Pereira Costa

• Vodafone (President) João Couto

• ONI Communications (Vice President)Paulo Neves

• ArTelecomManuel Gonçalves

• CabovisãoDaniela Antão

• PT ComunicaçõesMarta Neves

• SonaecomFilipa Carvalho

• Zon MultimédiaJosé Pedro Pereira Costa

• BT Portugal (President) Carlos Dias

• Clara.netAntónio Ferreira

• CTTAlberto Pimenta

• BT Portugal (President) Carlos Dias

• Clara.netAntónio Ferreira

• CTTAlberto Pimenta

• President Alexandre Sousa Machado

• General SecretaryFrancisco Melo

• President Alexandre Sousa Machado

• General SecretaryFrancisco Melo

Source: APRITEL


Broaden APRITEL´s

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Project Goals (summary)

Enhance APRITEL´s representativenes

• Capture new members• Strenghten the relationship with ECTA, european counterparts and

other national and European Associations

Strengthen APRITEL´s power to influence

• Disseminate APRITEL´s ideas and positions and strengthen the relationships with the media

• Strengthen APRTEL´s position for the Government / Regulators• Republish the “PLUG” Prize

Promote the sector´s development

• Strengthen APRITEL´s position in front of the Regulator and Government as a privileged partner for technical advice

Compettion and telecoms barometre

• Launching a barometer for measuring competition through the analysis of national and international indicators

• Leverage information and Associates expertise to compile statistics and periodic forecasts of the industry



Review APRITEL´s financial model

Project Goals (summary)

Optimize APRITEL´s financial model

• Review of the affiliate's membership fee regulation • Promote the accession by new Members• Optimize costs and investments• Partnerships with other associations for the development of studies

Review APRITEL´s govermental model

• Promote reflection and discussion of alternative government models

• Create a “ Vice President” figure• Greater transparency in the Board´s reviews and deliberations• Leadership of the “Working Groups” by members of the Board• Increase the participation of the Associates in APRITEL´s activities

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Open and representative Association of the

Electronic Communication's sector

May 2010

Introduction to APRITEL

Av. Defensores de Chaves, 15 –6º D, 1000 – 109 Lisboa, Portugal | Telf. +351 213 550 911 | Fax +351 213 550 912 | | [email protected].

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