A communications congress without communications
The communications sector’s "grand meeting" went ahead without its protagonists. This year’s APDC congress was a missed opportunity, at a turning point for the country.
The congress of the Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications (APDC) held its 30th edition this year. It is the most important moment of the year for the sector, as it brings together in one place policymakers and the managers of a significant “slice” of Portugal’s Gross Domestic Product.
For example, in September 2017, just one day after the event ended, Nos and Vodafone announced a historic agreement to share telecoms towers and optical fibre. The suggestion had been made at the congress by the chair of Anacom, João Cadete de Matos, at a time when tension in telecoms was significantly lower.
AI translation from the Portuguese. First published in ECO on 13 May 2021.