Last Thursday, Congress voted to amend the new General Telecommunications Act, which, among other things, establishes an obligation for operators to offer Internet broadband access with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps for 100% of the population. The modification, in particular, includes a new maximum duration for this rule: June 2023.
The law previously set a much longer time limit; in 2025. Operators now they will have one year to offer affordable internet offerings at 100Mb speed somewhere in Spain. While this may seem like a bit of a hasty move and may leave companies no room to adapt their infrastructure, especially in areas with smaller populations, the amendment was assured bandaancha.eu, it does not specify which technologies operators should use. Therefore, telecommunications companies are likely to bet on services such as 4G or 5G modems or even satellite communications.
“The government will develop appropriate measures aimed at achieving the universalization of broadband Internet access at a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in the downstream direction within one year from the date of entry into force of this law and, additionally, that this access occurs at affordable prices for citizens regardless of their geographic location […]”.
Details of the Official Gazette in connection with the draft General Law on Telecommunications.
At the moment, according to Congress, broadband coverage in Spain reaches 95.2% of the population with speeds up to 30 Mbps, while Coverage of 100 Mb is present on 87.6% of the territory.
100 MB broadband and customer service in official languages
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“All information received by end users and consumers of electronic communications networks and services accessible to the public, as well as all customer service, must be provided in the official language of the state and in the official language of the respective autonomous community. when required by the end user or consumer”
This is detailed in Article 65 of the amendment.
Source: Hiper Textual
