Digi warns of existential threat as Portugal looks to maintain low-band spectrum squeeze

Joe Purnell2026-10-26T15:56:00

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Digi has threatened to reconsider its future in Portugal if regulators lock existing spectrum holdings in place into the 2040s, spotlighting a fight over whether investment certainty for incumbents should trump opportunities to rebalance competition.

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Themes: Mobile competition; Mobile network operators (MNOs); Mobile spectrum; Spectrum asymmetry; Spectrum licensing; Spectrum renewal; Telecommunications regulation.
People: Ana Figueiredo; Luís Lopes; Stan Miller; Valentin Popoviciu.
Geographic: Belgium; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Norway; Portugal; Romania; Spain; UK.
Organisations: ANACOM; Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC); BEREC; Digi; Digi Portugal; European Commission (EC); Ice; Lisbon Economics; MEO; NOS; Nowo; Rewheel; Tele2 Norway; United Group; Vodafone Portugal.

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