ANACOM launches public consultation on draft regulation on number portability

ANACOM is holding a public consultation on the draft portability regulation applicable to companies subject to number portability obligations.

Following the publication of Law No. 16/2022https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1737530, of 16 August, approving the Electronic Communications Law (2022 ECL) and repealing Law No. 5/2004https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975162, of 10 February (2004 ECL), the Portability Regulationhttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333120(Regulation No. 58/2005, of 18 August, and subsequent amendments) must be reviewed in order to take account of the rules now established in the 2022 ECL, whereby the provisions of the Portability Regulation adopted under the 2004 ECL, which are not incompatible with the 2022 ECL, will generally remain in force until their repeal in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 10 of Law No. 16/2022.

In this Draft Portability Regulation, it has therefore been decided to maintain most of the provisions of Regulation No. 58/2005 of 18 August in its current wording (provided for in the 2004 ECL), which, being compatible with the 2022 ECL, remain necessary and appropriate to ensure that number portability between companies is effective and to guarantee continuity of service provision to end users, without prejudice, of course, to the necessary amendments and/or adaptations to some of these provisions and the non-adoption of others, as detailed in the explanatory note.

Accordingly, a period of 30 working days has been set for interested parties to submit their comments, which may be sent in writing, in Portuguese, preferably by e-mail to [email protected], by 6 November 2024.

Once the consultation process is complete, contributions received will be published, so interested parties should also send a version without confidential information for publication on this website.

Consult:

• Consulta sobre o projeto de regulamento relativo à portabilidade de númeroshttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1794622