In order to inform the general public about activities of the ANC with regard to its responsibilities and roles as the regulator of the communications sector, the ANC publishes in this page, a digest of events in the form of photos and short descriptions.
22/01/2025, Dili – ANC and the Press Council of Timor-Leste (CI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen press freedom and freedom of expression in Timor-Leste, at the Press Council meeting room, Quintal Boot, Dili.
The aim of the agreement is for the Press Council and ANC to work together and coordinate well when ANC gives frequency licences to radio and television media, and to make sure there is oversight of the media registered with the Press Council.
20/01/2025, Cambodia – The ANC Technical Administrator, Mr Novelino dos Santos, went with the Minister of Transport and Communications, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, to the signing of a "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Postal Services, Information and Communication Technology and Digital Transformation". The MoU aims to promote cooperation, technical development and human-resource development between the two countries in postal services, ICT and digital transformation.
18/01/2025, Thailand – The ANC Technical Administrator, Mr Novelino dos Santos, took part in the ASEAN Digital Senior Officials' Meeting (ADGSOM) on 13–15 January 2025 and went with the Minister of Transport and Communications to the ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting on 16–17 January 2025. The theme was "Secure, Innovative, Inclusive: Shaping ASEAN's Digital Future", stressing security, innovation and inclusion as the main pillars of ASEAN's digital agenda.
09/01/2025, Dili – The Ministry of Transport and Communications, through ANC, held a meeting with telecom operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), led by the Minister, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, on developing the telecom sector, at the MTC hall, Caicoli. Participants were the three operators Timor Telecom, Telemor and Telkomcel and the ISPs Apurva Unipessoal, Lda; Sacomtel, Lda; Morapido Net Unipessoal, Lda; Megtelco, Lda; Metrolink, Lda; Raph Vision Electronic Unip., Lda; Gonsoa Unipessoal, Lda; Kacific Broadband Satellite Unipessoal, Lda; and Nerravi Networks, Unipessoal Lda.
28/12/2024, GMN Multipurpose Hall, Bebora, Dili – The Minister of Transport and Communications, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, swore in the five members of the ANC Board of Directors: Mr Flávio Cardoso Neves, President of the Board, for five years; Mr Novelino dos Santos, Technical Administrator, for four years; Ms Georgina Emília da Silva Garcia, Finance Administrator, for three years; Mr Roberto Manuel da Costa Martins, Non-Executive Administrator, for four years; and Mr José Ave Maria Ximenes Cipriano Gonçalves, Non-Executive Administrator, for three years. The appointment is based on Order No. 429/IX-GOV/MTC/XII/2024. The Minister also swore in Mr Venâncio Pinto as Executive Director of TIC Timor I.P. and Mr José Asa as Sole Auditor, for five years.
25/11/2024, MTC Hall – The Ministry of Transport and Communications, through ANC, met the operators Timor Telecom, Telemor and Telkomcel and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to discuss the amendment of Decree-Law No. 15/2012, submarine cable infrastructure and the cross-border trial between Dili and RAEOA. The Minister, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, opened the meeting, with operator and ISP executives and technical staff.
12-13/11/2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Mr. Fábio de Magalhães as a Technical Regulator and Mr. Renato H. da Costa as a Jr. Technical Regulator represented from National Communications Authority of Timor Leste had participated the 'CyberQ: Security in the Quantum Era Conference' in Abu Dhabi. The event hosted by UAE Cyber Security Council, in supported by Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and endorsed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), this groundbreaking conference that brought together over industry leaders and government entities to hear from quantum technology experts on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of key sectors. One of the highlights was the UAE achieving two Guinness World Records: 309 participants largest Quantum Computing Lesson and 87 countries most nationalities in a Quantum Computing Lesson.
14-24/10/2024, New Delhi, India, Delegates Mrs. Carmelita Soi Tolentino and Mrs. Agostinha Bernardina Soares represented the National Communications Authority of Timor-Leste at this important event. WTSA 2024 offered an opportunity for policymakers, experts, and industry leaders to review the progress of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), discuss emerging technologies, and set priorities for the next four years. Key topics included next-generation networks (5G and 6G), cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, digital inclusion, sustainability, and the role of ICT in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
08/10/2024, Kintal Boot, Dili – ANC technical regulators Eng. Fábio de Magalhães, Eng. Jacinto Fernandes and Eng. Alexandre Varela represented the ANC President at the second National Press Freedom Day, with the theme "The Atmosphere of Press Freedom in a Democratic Country". The Press Council also held a photojournalism exhibition to help the public, especially young journalists and relevant bodies, value the contribution of the media and journalists to the struggle for independence. Guests included former President and former Prime Minister General Taur Matan Ruak, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Local Development H.E. Mariano Assanami Sabino, Secretary of State for Social Communication Expedito Dias Ximenes, media directors and journalists.
25–27/09/2024, Bali, Indonesia – ANC technical regulator Eng. Fábio de Magalhães took part in the ASEAN ICT Forum 2024 on Child Online Protection, organised by Indonesia's Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection with the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (Indonesia and Thailand), supported by UNICEF East Asia and Pacific. The forum gave a positive space for discussion and cooperation to protect children from all forms of online exploitation and abuse, bringing together industry leaders, government representatives and other key stakeholders to keep children safe online.
02/09/2024, Caicoli – The Minister of Transport and Communications, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, was the inspecting officer at the national flag-raising ceremony, which ANC organised for the first week of September 2024 at the MTC building, Caicoli. The flag-raising is a regular activity that all staff must attend in the first week of each month. Staff of the MTC directorates and of the agencies under the ministry, such as ANATL, AACTL, ANC, TIC Timor and APORTIL, took part.
22/08/2024, MTC Hall, Caicoli – The Ministry of Transport and Communications, through ANC, granted Internet Service Provider (ISP) registration certificates to three companies: Starlink Timor, Unipessoal Lda; Gonsoa, Unipessoal Lda; and Nerravi Networks, Unipessoal Lda.
The certificates were handed over by the Prime Minister, H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the Minister of Transport and Communications, Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, and the Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment, Mr Gastão Francisco de Sousa.
From today, after receiving their certificates, these ISPs can start operating as Internet providers for customers in Timor-Leste.
Members of the government, telecom operators, ISP representatives, heads and teams of autonomous agencies, MTC directors-general and staff attended the ceremony.
15/08/2024, Biter Lau-Fatuahi, Cristo Rei, Dili – ANC's technical regulator team, Eng. Fábio de Magalhães, Eng. Octávio Marques Freitas and Eng. Jacinto Fernandes, represented the ANC President at the handover and launch of the digital radio communication system at the Biter Lau-Fatuahi tower.
09/07/2024, TIC Timor meeting room, Caicoli, Dili – The Ministry of Transport and Communications, through ANC, with TIC Timor, I.P. and the National Directorate of Infrastructure and Communications (DNIC), met the three operators Timor Telecom, Telkomcel and Telemor to coordinate work for the three-day pastoral visit of Pope Francis to Timor-Leste, 9–11 September 2024.
The aim was to prepare well, work together and ask the operators for maximum support to increase Internet capacity during the Pope's visit.
04/07/2024, ANC meeting room, Caicoli, Dili – At the request of the Press Council, the Acting ANC President, Mr Flávio Cardoso Neves, with the ANC technical team, met the President of the Press Council, Mr Otélio Ote, and his team to discuss a cooperation agreement between the two institutions. The agreement would be the legal basis for working well together when granting frequency licences to radio and television media, under Article 26 of the Media Law, which says radio and television can only operate with a frequency licence granted by ANC, accompanied by a letter from the Press Council.
The main point was to reach a shared understanding and an agreement that benefits both ANC and the Press Council, because the Press Council cannot act if the broadcasting licence does not come from ANC.
10/06/2024, Fundação Oriente – The ANC Technical Administrator, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, represented the ANC President and was a speaker at a seminar held by redEsperansa Timor-Leste on "Internet Freedom, Digital Rigths and Community Network in Timor-Leste", together with other speakers at the event.
24/05/2024, ANC meeting room – The Acting ANC President, Mr Flávio Cardoso Neves, with the ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, the Principal Adviser and technical staff, met the Managing Director of Timor Telecom, S.A., Ms Rita Sampaio Nunes, and her team to discuss the current state of the telecom sector in Timor-Leste and the submarine cable that will arrive soon.
20-24/05/2024, Pennsylvania, USA, Technical Regulator Professional ANC, Mr. Pio C. Tilman Soares had participated the Spectrum Management, Spectrum Auction Design and ICT accessibility by Persons with Disabilities courses, organized by Center for Executive Education in Technology Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in partnership with the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, US Department of State. Objective of that course was intended for people with a professional interest in spectrum policy, which could include those at a spectrum regulator, those involved in legislation that affects spectrum regulation, and those in the private sector with an interest in spectrum policy.
23–25/04/2024, Dubai, UAE – ANC technical regulators Mr Fábio de Magalhães and Mr Pio Clemente Tilman Soares took part in the Global CyberDrill organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UAE Cyber Security Council. Its aim was to bring together national cybersecurity authorities, security agencies and CERTs/CIRTs/CSIRTs from more than 100 countries to build global cooperation against cyber threats. There was also an exhibition with more than 750 vendors showing their technology, prototypes and ideas; a conference with more than 350 industry leaders and well-known experts exploring new trends and innovation in cybersecurity; and training and seminars by experienced professionals in the GISEC Global sessions, giving a unique chance to go deep into specific areas and gain practical experience.
22/04/2024, ANC meeting room – The ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, with the Consumer Protection Coordinator, Mr Nazário Jerónimo, closed the internship of students from Technical Vocational Secondary School No. 2 Los Palos and handed certificates to the students who completed their internship at ANC. The students did their internship at ANC for three months, from 22 January to 22 April 2024. The internship is regular and compulsory for technical vocational students, so they gain skills and knowledge about the job market, practise directly in a workplace, and are ready to enter the job market and become good public servants.
Technical Vocational Secondary School No. 2 Los Palos has three departments: accounting, IT equipment management and commerce.
18/04/2024, ANC meeting room – The ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, with technical regulators Eng. Fábio de Magalhães and Eng. Pio Clemente, received the redEsperansa.tl team and Kalohan Akadémiku, who presented redEsperansa.tl's initiative for non-profit, non-commercial community Internet in Timor-Leste.
redEsperansa.tl was founded in 2022 as a social consortium of Fundação Naroman Esperança, the East Timor Coffee Institute (ETCI), the Instituto Católico para a Formação de Professores (ICFP) and guifi.net.
22/03/2024, National Parliament – Parliament's Committee E, which handles infrastructure, held a public hearing with the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the agencies under it. At the hearing, the Acting ANC President, Mr Flávio Cardoso Neves, with the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião S. dos Reis, and finance support from Ms Georgina E. da S. Garcia, presented ANC's 2023 budget execution report to Parliament. MTC leaders, AACTL, ANATL, APORTIL and TIC Timor also attended.
16/03/2024, ANC – Eng. Renato Hildebrand da Costa, a junior technical officer in development at ANC, gave a presentation to the ANC Technical Director, staff and IT interns in the ANC meeting room on his action plan for implementing an Internet Exchange Point (IXP), and on what he learned in the KCCP training on "ICT Project Planning" in Kobe, Japan, organised by JICA and the Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC).
12–13/03/2024, MNEC Noble Hall – The ANC Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, and Mr Fausto Belo from ANC Human Resources took part in the two-day Seminar of National Sector Focal Points for the CPLP, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation through its national directorate for the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP). The seminar was part of the 47th meeting of CPLP cooperation focal points. Focal points from the ministries discussed, shared ideas and made suggestions to strengthen cooperation with the CPLP.
19/02/2024 – 01/03/2024, Brasília, Brazil – Eng. Olívio Salvador Ximenes, a junior technical officer in the ANC Regulation Sector, took a course on "Alta Formação em Desafios Contemporâneos do Ecossistema Digital", organised by the "Centro de Altos Estudos em Comunicações Digitais e Inovações Tecnológicas (Ceadi)" of ANATEL with the University of Brasília (UnB). The course used a hybrid format and was for staff of regulators in the ARCTEL-CPLP member countries. It discussed key regulatory concepts to give a solid basis for decisions in telecommunications.
16-23/02/2024, Singapore, Technicals Regulator Professional of ANC Mr. Pio Clemente Tilman Soares had participated in the Workshop on Cybersecurity organized by the Singapore-US Third Country Training Programme (TCTP). The course aims to complement existing ASEAN initiatives and provided a platform for sharing best practices on the national, regional, and international levels. The course was covering topics such as the development of national cybersecurity confidence building measures private-Public partnership as well as the framework for responsible state behavior in cyberspaces.
27–29/02/2024, MTC, Dili – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with ANC, ran a maturity assessment of the Timor-Leste Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT). On the first day there were interviews with members of TLCSIRT; on the second and third days there was technical training and exercises such as cyber-crisis management, and an introduction to tools for cyber threat intelligence and security incident response. About 20 participants from government agencies and academia took part.
15/01/2024 - 17/02/2024 Kobe, Japan, Junior Technicals Regulator of ANC Mr. Renato H. da Costa had participated in the KCCP Training on Capacitiy Building for ICT Project Planning (B) organized by JICA and Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC). The objective of that program was to obtain skills and improve capacities for “Project Planning” to solve various issues through the application of ICT. The participants of this program were comes from Bangladesh, Belize, Timor-Leste, Grenada, Kiribati, Laos, Iran, Mongolia, Nigeria, Thailand, Tonga and Ukraine.
07/02/2024, ANC meeting room, Caicoli – ANC met TIC Timor and the operators Timor Telecom, Telkomcel and Telemor, led by the Consumer Protection Coordinator, Mr Nazário Jerónimo, with technical regulators Eng. Pio Clemente and Eng. Fábio de Magalhães. They discussed routing a public IP from TIC Timor to the operators' routers, so the public can use the online booking portal ajendamentu.mj.gov.tl through the local network only, without going over the Internet.
06/02/2024, MTC Hall, Caicoli – The Acting ANC President, Mr Flávio Cardoso Neves, with directors and advisers, attended the swearing-in of the Board of Directors of Air Navigation of Timor-Leste (ANATL E.P.) for 2024–2028, the handover report from the outgoing board to the new one, and the presentation of certificates of recognition to the former board members. The Minister of Transport and Communications, H.E. Eng. Miguel Marques Gonçalves Manetelu, the Vice-President of Parliament, MPIE, SECOMS, the President of Committee E, the Public Service Commissioner, MTC leaders, autonomous agencies and staff attended.
22/01/2024 - 02/02/2024 Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia, Technicals Regulator Professional of ANC Mr. Fabio de Magalhaes had participated in the Training on Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) & How To Make Top Management Aware of Cybersecurity organized by JICA - idCARE in Universitas Indonesia. The goals of CySA+ focus on understanding the knowledge and skills required to detect and analyze indicators of malicious activity, understand threat intelligence and threat management, respond to attacks and vulnerabilities, perform incident response, and report and communicate related activity. The Top Management focuses on understanding how to make decision-makers (CEO and other board-level management) understand the importance of cybersecurity and practice it. This training had participants from Laos, Cambodia and Timor-Leste.
22/01/2024, MTC – By order of the Office of the Prime Minister No. 010/GPM/I/2024, published in the Jornal da República, Eng. Flávio Cardoso Neves was appointed Acting President of the ANC, replacing Mr João Olívio Freitas, whose term had ended. ANC managers and staff welcomed the Acting President, who then held a meeting with managers, staff and advisers in the ANC meeting room.
12/01/2024, Hera Naval Base – The ANC Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, attended the 22nd anniversary of the Naval Component, with the theme "Strong Navy – Safe Sea". The anniversary is also a moment to remember and honour the comrades of the struggle, many of whom fought with us and some of whom are still among us but suffer from illness. It honours the national liberation struggle, which keeps inspiring everyone, especially the women and men of the Naval Component. The Naval Component's culture is built on the people who serve in it. Every member is a valuable asset, essential to naval work, to bring decisive reform to its capacity and to be a key factor of success.
