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d) Market 4.
e) An effective reference offer is in force since July 2006 4 .
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� After the Market 4 analysis in 2009, ANACOM has imposed to PT, the SMP operator,
several obligations, namely “Access to and use of specific resources networks”
(access to ducts), non-discrimination and “Transparency in the publication of
information, including reference offers” (publication of the ORAC, clear identification of
the amendments made to the offer, prior notice of 30 days of changes in supply,
provision and publication of indicators and performance levels in respect of quality of
service in wholesaler offers and provision to operators of detailed and timely
information on developments in the access network).
� The ORAC is currently used by 16 undertakings. Since the introduction of that offer
more than 4,800 information requests and more than 10,000 viability requests were
made (until 2009).
f) ANACOM's assessment of ducts and associated infra-structure prices was based on cost
estimations, derived from the PTC's Cost Accounting System (a top-down, historic costs,
FDC and ABC-type model). Costs for new services, which were not available at the cost
accounting system, were estimated based on current costs, taking into consideration
equipment and manpower costs and, when applicable, mark-ups for operating,
maintenance and common costs were added 5 .
g) A price list is publicly available, and ducts‟ (und subducts‟) price is quoted in €/m/cm² and
month. In August 2008, ANACOM defined the price for access to the duct database 6 .
h) By determination of 17 November 2009, ANACOM has approved a draft decision 7 on the
amendments to the reference ducts access offer, imposing several changes:
improvements on the access (and QoS) to the “duct database” (on an Extranet), access to
poles and other PT infra-structures, an IT system for handling requests and more strict
QoS parameters and compensations to be paid to operators (in case of non compliance
with the SLA). The final decision will be issued very soon.
4 See the current version of this offer (in Portuguese) in
http://ptwholesale.telecom.pt/GSW/PT/Canais/ProdutosServicos/OfertasReferencia/ORAC/ORAC.htm.
5 A detailed explanation of ANACOM's approach can be found in the report of the prior hearing
granted to interested parties of 26th of May of 2006 in
http://www.anacom.pt/streaming/Prior_hearing_report_26june2006.pdf?categoryId=38118&contentId=374927
&field=ATTACHED_FILE.
6 Anacom has required PT to establish a suitable database (Extranet). This database is to contain
location and space information. Access to this database resource is operational since January
2008.
7 See http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=994322&languageId=1.
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