The law gave the state until 30 September to reassess the 2023 ruling that keeps high-risk vendors out of 5G. The Ministry of the Presidency says that was done, but will not say what was decided or when it will be known.
A 10 million euro project led by Dstelecom, 75 percent EU-funded, aims to cover 25 to 50 percent of the mobile shadow zones in the Douro, Tâmega e Sousa, Alto Tâmega e Barroso and Trás-os-Montes regions.
A transitional rule in the new cybersecurity law gave the 2023 decision 180 days, which run out on 30 September. The authorities have not said whether the required new security assessment exists.
ANACOM's Q1 2026 SCEE statistical bulletin maps Portuguese FTTH coverage at 97.4% of homes and 5G population reach at 96.1% — DIGI Portugal reaches 4.1% of the mobile market in twelve months as MEO anchors 36.8% and NOS holds 30.7% on a 17.4M SIM base.
MEO has filed an €81.7 million damages action against the State at the Tribunal Administrativo de Lisboa, demanding compensation for the Huawei replacement bill after the Security Assessment Commission's 2023 5G exclusion ruling.
Five years after the 5G spectrum auction closed in October 2021 — and with most of Portuguese territory now under 5G coverage — Anacom is still holding €440 million of the auction's revenue, awaiting a government portaria that authorises transfer to the State Treasury.
