Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) has published the regulations for the 5G mobile spectrum auction. The regulator estimates that the auction could raise a minimum EUR 237.9 million through the sale of spectrum in the frequency bands 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.6 GHz. The licences are to be awarded to operators in an auction process to run between February and March 2021.
Anacom maintained the obligation for existing operators to provide national roaming to newcomers and reserved spectrum for new operators in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands, despite protests from the existing operators over the draft proposals. New operators benefiting from national roaming will be subject to a mobile coverage obligation of 25 percent to 50 percent of the national population three and six years respectively after receiving licences. In addition, the broadband service must have a speed of at least 30 Mbps.
