Telecommunications law will mean 'more competitive prices', better signals and ease of setting up new networks
Saturday, September 14, 2013 @ 8:59 PM
A NEW Telecommunications Law will enable operators to set up internet and phone networks more easily and allow customers to benefit from more competitive prices and better signals.
The existing law covering the sector dates back to 2003, and as minister for industry José Manuel Soria states, the world of telecommunications today 'is nothing like it was 10 years ago'.
Broadband, fourth-generation mobile phones and extra-fast connections are now the norm and have forced the government's hand when it came to reforming the law, Soria explains.
Among other objectives, it is aimed at increasing competition, improving service to the public, removing red tape and over-onerous legal requirements to allow operators to grow, and increasing networks available.
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