Spanish market and competition authority CNMC has launched a 30-day public consultation aimed at reviewing fixed-line access and call origination policies.The regulator proposed to maintain a number of commitments for incumbent Telefonica, in view of its…
Spanish market and competition authority CNMC has launched a 30-day public consultation aimed at reviewing fixed-line access and call origination policies.
The regulator proposed to maintain a number of commitments for incumbent Telefonica, in view of its dominant market position.
In a statement, CNMC pointed out that nearly 900,000 fixed lines use regulated wholesale services, adding that Telefonica holds over 63% of the unbundled fixed-line market.
Therefore, the watchdog plans to extend Telefonica’s obligation to provide a wholesale interconnection service, as well as access to its wholesale fixed-line network at regulated prices.
However, CNMC is looking to end an existing ban preventing the Spanish telco from reacquiring customers for a minimum four-month period from the activation of the wholesale fixed-line service.
