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Introducing APRITEL

Introducing APRITEL. APRITEL is the Association of the electronic communication companies operating in Portugal. APRITEL Members. PT Comunicações Sita Tele2 Clara.net Verizon Vodafone Zapp Ericsson* Sony Ericsson*. AR Telecom BT Portugal Broadnet Cabovisão COLT Telecom

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Introducing APRITEL

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  1. Introducing APRITEL

  2. APRITEL is the Association of the electronic communication companies operating in Portugal APRITEL Members PT Comunicações Sita Tele2 Clara.net Verizon Vodafone Zapp Ericsson* Sony Ericsson* AR Telecom BT Portugal Broadnet Cabovisão COLT Telecom Media Capital Telecom Novis Oni Optimus APRITEL Introducing APRITEL * Observing associates

  3. APRITEL strives to develop the electronic communications industry and the Information Society Purpose of APRITEL To promote a legal and regulatory environment supporting investment in the industry of electronic communications and to contribute for the development of the Information Society Healthy Competition Industry’s sustained development Competitive and Economic development of the country Consumers well being APRITEL Introducing APRITEL Source: APRITEL Activity Plan – 2005/2006

  4. Alerting influent players to the “key issues” of this industry and persuading them to conduct due course of action Mission of APRITEL • To contribute to develop telecommunications in Portugal promoting studies, seminaries, and other sorts of public relation activities • To support the quality improvement of the telecommunications commercial offer to consumers, encouraging new and better services and informing the public of their advantages • To facilitate dialogue and experience sharing between Telecommunication Operators and with the Portuguese authorities • To promote relations with foreign Telecom Operators, with other industry Associations, and with other international entities, namely from the EU • To strive for a progressive liberalization of the telecommunications industry in Portugal • To promote conditions for a more efficient and fair interconnection between operators • To promote a regulatory and competitive framework to induce an efficient telecommunications market APRITEL Introducing APRITEL Source: APRITEL

  5. APRITEL accomplishes its mission by acting in 4 major areas Areas of Action of APRITEL Position papers opinion making and other events using mass media Benchmarking studies of the sector within the European Community ambit APRITEL Areas of Action Lobbying with national and EU entities Coordination with other related national and international Associations APRITEL Introducing APRITEL Source: APRITEL Activity Plan – 2005/2006

  6. APRITEL has selected 11 priorities for 2007-2008 (1/4) 1 Separation of the cable business from the incumbent Objective: ensure that the cable business spin-off from the incumbent reflects a stockholders structure that motivates effective competition between both networks. Time frame: 2007 2 Functional separation of the copper network business Objective: promote the functional separation of the incumbent’s traditional copper business to provide non-discriminating access to the legacy network Time frame: 2007 3 Next Generation Networks / Next Generation Access Objective: propose a solution that induces modernization of the telecommunications infrastructure while improving conditions for an effective competitive environment Time frame: 2007-2008 APRITEL Introducing APRITEL

  7. APRITEL has selected 11 priorities for 2007-2008 (2/4) 4 Contributing for a more effective Regulator Objective: encourage the Regulators operational effectiveness, with positive impacts on the quality of the regulatory activity and with less costs to the telecommunication industry Time frame: 2007-2008 5 Wholesale offers from the incumbent Objective: improve existing wholesale offers and encourage the introduction of new wholesale offers that are relevant for the market Time frame: 2007-2008 6 Digital Terrestrial Television Objective: ensure that conditions for the attribution of DTT licences prevents concentration and build-up of market power deterrent to competition while permitting the development of profitable businesses Time frame: 2007 APRITEL Introducing APRITEL

  8. APRITEL has selected 11 priorities for 2007-2008 (3/4) 7 TMDP (rights-of-way) Objective: proceed towards a thorough clarification of the taxes to be paid, prepare and propose a new draft law to accommodate all the necessary changes Time frame: 2007-2008 8 Build-up the member base Objective: ensure more representative for APRITEL Time frame: 2007-2008 9 Universal Service Objective: strive for quality and cost-efficiency of the Universal Service Time frame: dependent on ANACOM’s agenda APRITEL Introducing APRITEL

  9. APRITEL has selected 11 priorities for 2007-2008 (4/4) 10 Public Administration Objective: actively promote an effective competition for provision of telecommunications service to the Public Administration Time frame: 2007-2008 11 Access to content Objective: non-discriminatory access to content Time frame: 2007-2008 APRITEL Introducing APRITEL

  10. APRITEL organization for 2007-2008 APRITEL Governance structure Board of Directors Fiscal Council General Meeting • Chairman • Luís Filipe Reis (Optimus) • Directors • Adelino Santos (COLT Telecom) • Carlos Correia (Vodafone) • Paulo Valente (Cabovisão) • Manuel Caldas Gonçalves (AR Telecom) • Paulo Neves (Oni Communications) • Chairman • Ignácio de Montis (Tele2) • Members • Novis • Clara.net • Chairman • Alexandre Sousa Machado • Secretary • Francisco Melo APRITEL Introducing APRITEL Source: General Meeting 2005/04/20

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