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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of April, 2004

Commission File Number 1-13758
 
 

PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40
1069 - 300 Lisboa, Portugal
(Address of principal executive office)
 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

RELEASE


Portugal Telecom Announces
New Fixed Telephone Service Prices

Lisbon, Portugal, 26 April 2004 – Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (“PT”) (NYSE: PT; Euronext: PTCO.IN) announces that the Portuguese telecommunications regulator (Anacom) and Directorate General for Enterprise (Direcção Geral de Empresas) have approved the 2004 fixed telephone service prices proposed by PT Comunicações.

These prices were set within the Universal Service Convention complying with a price cap of CPI-2.75%, in terms of average annual change and assuming an inflation range of 1.5% to 2.5% as per the Portuguese State Budget for 2004.

The new prices will become effective as of 2 May 2004, as set out below:

    2004  
Installation Fee   71.83  
Monthly Fee   12.66  
Calls Local Regional National
Set up Price 0.070 0.070 0.070
Time Credit (seconds) 60 30 15
Price per minute
   Peak(1) 0.030 0.040 0.050
   Off Peak(2) 0.010 0.020 0.030
Note: all prices in Euros exclude VAT.
(1) Peak: working days from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m..
(2) Off Peak: working days from 9.00 p.m. to 9.00 a.m. and non working days.

The nominal change in prices will be the following:

Nominal Changes 2 May 2004 FY 2004 Average
Installation 0.0 0.0
Monthly Rental 2.9 2.5
Traffic
   Local 3.0 2.1
   Regional -16.8% -12.6%
   National -24.0% -18.0%
Total Basket -1.20% -0.76%

These changes in prices represent a further rebalancing of fixed telephony prices, thus reinforcing PT’s competitive position in the domestic market.

This information is also available on PT’s IR website http://ir.telecom.pt.

Contact: Nuno Prego, Investor Relations Director
  nuno.prego@telecom.pt
 
  Portugal Telecom
  Tel.: +351.215001701
  Fax: +351.213556623




Portugal Telecom is listed on the Euronext and New York Stock Exchanges. Information may be accessed on the Reuters under the symbols PT and PTCO.IN and on Bloomberg under the symbol PTC PL.

 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 26, 2004

 
PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
By:
/S/  Nuno Prego
 
Nuno Prego
Investor Relations Director
 

 

 
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