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The Cancellation Friction Index

Documented-Policy tier only. This score rates how clearly MEO's public cancellation page is published (cited, dated), opinion grounded in disclosed facts, not a finding about the real cancel experience, and not legal advice. The behavioural Verified-Flow grade is pending.

57/ 100 · C

Telecom & ISP · PT

How hard is it to cancel MEO?

MEO scores 57/100 (grade C) for how clearly it documents cancellation in the PT, a partially documented cancellation policy with notable gaps. Cancellation is available via online (self-serve), phone, in person, postal mail.

Last reviewed 2026-06-05 · Documented-Policy tier · grade C

MEO customers can request cancellation via the MyMEO app or web portal (Profile > Support requests > Cancel contract), by phone, in-person at a MEO store, or through the Portuguese government's cessacaodecontratos.pt platform. The cancellation takes effect on a date the customer defines; the operator must confirm within 5 business days and the minimum processing time is 15 days from receipt of the request, with a maximum notice period of 30 days for post-loyalty contracts. Services continue to be billed through the effective cancellation date (no proration in the customer's favour). Early termination within a loyalty period incurs fees capped under Portuguese law (post-Nov 2022 contracts) at the lesser of the proportional subsidised equipment value or 50% of remaining payments in year 1 / 30% in year 2; penalties are waived for hardship circumstances such as unemployment, disability, or domestic violence with supporting documentation.

How to cancel MEO

  • Channels: online (self-serve), phone, in person, postal mail
  • Official cancellation page: https://en.meo.pt/support/cancelamento-antecipado-contrato
  • Pause/freeze: available, MEO has a temporary contract suspension page (meo.pt/suporte/cancelamento-antecipado-contrato-suspensao) but current eligibility criteria and duration limits are not fully disclosed online; historically available for specific hardship circumstances.
  • Account/data deletion: Customers can request erasure of personal data (GDPR right to be forgotten) by contacting MEO's Data Protection Officer at [email protected] or by post. Deletion may be refused where legal retention obligations apply. https://en.institutional.meo.pt/gdpr

Evidence

Scope & fairness

This is the Documented-Policy tier: it measures how clearly the cancellation policy is published (cited, dated facts), not the behavioural experience of cancelling (Verified-Flow audit pending). Every company is scored on the same five dimensions with the same published weights, scores cannot be bought or removed. It is opinion grounded in disclosed facts, and not legal advice.

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Cite this. Cancel Atlas (2026). “MEO, Cancellation Friction Index (PT).” CES-1.1. https://www.cancelatlas.com/c/meo-pt (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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