ANACOM assigns numbers that DIGI can use in Portugal
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For example, the numbers ‘92330xxxx to 92339xxxx’ in the ’92’ range are exclusive to a mobile telephone service offer.
In November last year when we found out that the US, dense air, NOW, Vodafone and the romanian Dixarobil already had licenses to market the 5G in Portugal.
At the end of this month, a ANACOM the process of releasing licenses for five of the six candidates for the commercial exploitation of 5G had ended. In the case of Dixarobil, which in Portugal will only use the DIGI name, it acquired one batch at 900 MHz, another batch at 1,800 MHz, two at 2.6 Ghz and four at 3.6 Ghz. Lots Eight, with a cost of around 67 million euros.
Now, and taking into account this investment, the plan is to activate its 5G in Portugal, something that should happen in the next few months, before the end of the year.
The company’s coverage will be limited to cities at an early stage, although sometimes it’s not exactly where. Well, this was already known. This fair, on the 1st of July, was one of the novelties, which granted the right to use numbers to DIGI Portugal.
So, we learned that:
- The numbers ‘21550xxxx and 21551xxxx’ of the ’21’ range exclusively for the provision of telephone service accessible to the public at a fixed location in the geographical area of Lisbon;
- The numbers ‘22150xxxx and 22151xxxx’ of the ’22’ range exclusively for the provision of telephone service accessible to the public at a fixed location in the geographical area of Porto;
- The ‘25711xxxx’ numbers from the ‘257’ range exclusively for the telephone offer accessible to the public at a fixed location in the geographical area of Braga;
- The numbers ‘92330xxxx to 92339xxxx’ of the ’92’ range exclusively for the provision of the mobile telephone service;
- The numbers ‘6092330xxxx to 6092339xxxx’ and ‘6692330xxxx to 6692339xxxx’, respectively, from the ‘609’ and ‘669’ ranges exclusively for access to the voice mail service, respectively, in mailbox consultation and message depositing;
- The numbers ‘6392330xxxx’ to 6392339xxxx’ and ‘6592330xxxx to 6592339xxxx’, respectively in the ‘639’ and ‘659’ ranges, exclusively for access to mobile services, respectively, fax and data;
- The numbers ’02’ corresponding to the mobile network code (MNC), without MCC-MNC-MSIN format, where the mobile country code (MCC) is 268 (Portugal) and Mobile subscription ID number (MSIN), as defined in ITU-T Recommendation E.212;
- The numbers D025xxx, where ‘025’ corresponds to the company code (P1P2P3), form an integral part of the code(s) Network routing number (NRN), exclusively for the purpose of communicating ported numbers.
According to ANACOM, DIGI Portugal “It will be used in accordance with the conditions associated with the use of article 37 of the Electronic Law, and the numbers exclusively for the provision of the corresponding service; management respects the principles and efficiency of ANA’s condition of use and efficiency as 99, and others of ANACOM’s effectiveness in implementing the effectiveness of the Electronic Communications Law”.