Reports appear to be updated frequently.
The table of contents is available so you can see exactly what each report covers. Although members of the EU must have their telecommunications industries liberalized by 1998, Portugal was granted a derogation until 2000. Nevertheless, Portugal has been implementing several liberalization measures and the Portuguese authorities have recently published a new telecommunications basic law meant to create the legal environment for complete liberalization. Anticipating a future liberalized market, Portuguese telecommunications companies have devoted a great deal of energy to service improvement and increased competitiveness. Mobile cellular communications is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing segments in the Portuguese telecommunications market.