US EditionCNMC Removes Restrictions on Telefónica’s FTTH Network
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The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved the definitive deregulation of the wholesale markets of fixed broadband following the creation of MasOrange and the purchase of Vodafone by Zegona. In a statement published on Wednesday, the regulator has announced that, due to this decision, Telefónica will no longer be obliged to offer the wholesale services of broadband, called NEBA Local and NEBA fiber under regulated con…
The operator shall no longer be obliged to give regulated price rivals access to its network from February 2026 onwards.
CNMC announces full liberalisation of Telefónica's fibre optic networks
The Corner Bankinter | Telefónica (TEF) will no longer be obliged to lease its networks to rival operators at a regulated price. This liberalisation process began in 2016 when the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) ruled that there was sufficient competition in 66 cities representing 35% of the population; in 2021, it extended liberalisation to 696 towns, covering a total of 70% of the population, and now the remaining 30%...
The regulatory body, after studying the wholesale market, has found a marked increase in competition in the residential broadband market that justifies the end of the obligations imposed on Telefónica. The National Commission of Markets and Competition, the body responsible for regulating the telecommunications sector, announced on Tuesday, August 13, 2025, at 11:00h (as recorded in the official communiqué published on its website), the deregula…
The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) approved the definitive deregulation of the fixed broadband wholesale markets in Spain. Following a consultation process initiated in December, the regulatory obligations for Telefónica in the local NEBA (New Broadband Ethernet Service) and NEBA fiber services were terminated. The regulator identified “a significant improvement in the conditions of competition in the market”, which result…
CNMC fully deregulates Spain’s wholesale fibre market - Mobile Europe
Among other things, Telefónica will no longer have to provide access to its fibre networks at regulated prices in certain areas of Spain Spain’s Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has moved to completely deregulate the wholesale market for fixed-line broadband, formally ending the regulatory obligations on Telefónica for its NEBA Local and NEBA Fibra services. NEBA, or “Network Broadband Access,” is the system that has le…
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