Open AccessSpain: From Monopoly to Liberalisation. Two Decades of Telecommunications Regulation
Author(s) -
Joan Barata
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of telecommunications and the digital economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2203-1693
DOI - 10.18080/jtde.v4n4.77
Subject(s) - liberalization , monopoly , legislation , competition (biology) , telecommunications , industrial organization , business , economics , international trade , market economy , engineering , political science , law , ecology , biology
This paper aims at describing the evolution of the telecommunications industry in Spain. It debuts with the monopolist situation of the market in the mid 90s and then analyses the consecutive legal and regulatory reforms designed with a view to the liberalisation and introduction of perfect competition in this economic sector. The paper also considers the relationships and tensions between national Spanish and EU legislation in this area, as well as giving a critical approach on the current organization model chosen vis-à-vis the independent regulatory authority.