MEO threatens to halt 5G investment in protest at Portuguese auction rules Altice Portugal, which operates the converged services provider MEO, said it would halt ongoing investment in new projects in response to the regulator’s rules regarding the upcoming spectrum auction. It said Anacom’s decisions for the auction were “disastrous” and spokesperson Joao Zuquete da Silva added: “The regulation of the 5G auction is a fallacy, prepared so that Anacom can comply with a set of statistical indicators, which in no way serve the people, the economy, the country.” The operator is upset by the regulator’s decision to reserve a chunk of 900 MHz and 1.8 GHz spectrum for new entrants, which would also have nationwide roaming access for 10…