Algarve and Alentejo suffering from poor internet
The Algarve and Alentejo has below average coverage of fixed high-speed communications networks.
According to statistical information from the third quarter of 2020 from the Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (Anacom), the increase in remote working and distance learning , resulting from measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, has highlighted internet coverage in the country, with several areas of the country pointing out difficulties in accessing it.
According to statistical information on high-speed networks and services at a fixed location (access by fiber or cable), for the third quarter of last year, the Alentejo, with 71.2 percent, and the Algarve (71.6 percent), are the regions with coverage below the country’s average (87 percent).