By decision of the Board of the Autoridade da Concorrência, an infringement procedure was opened on 24 July 2003 on the basis of a complaint by TVTEL, which alleged that PT Comunicações, S.A. (PT) was refusing access to basic network infrastructures (namely ducts) for the purpose of laying cables and network infrastructures of that company. Subsequently Cabovisão - Televisão por Cabo, S.A. (Cabovisão) also subsequently complained that PT did not give it access to the pipelines and infrastructures which it owned.
On 10.9.2004 the Authority issued a statement of objections, and subsequently issued a supplementary statement of objections, on 13.7.2005, accusing PT of abusing its dominant position by refusing access to essential infrastructures to TVTEL and Cabovisão.
On 1.08.2007, the Authority issued a condemnatory decision, having concluded the existence of an illicit, namely, abuse of dominant position, through a competition of continued practices of refusal of access to essential infrastructures, having the object and effect of preventing, distorting and restricting competition, infringing the prohibition contained in article 6(1) of Law 18/2003, of 11 June, in article 3(1) of Decree-Law 371/93, of 29 October and in article 82 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Imposed a fine of :€ 38,000,000