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Telefónica fined in Spain for not sticking to DTS purchase commitments

( July 30, 2025, 09:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Spanish competition authority has imposed a fine of 20 million euros on Telefónica, for failing to comply with the conditions tied to its acquisition of pay-TV service DTS in 2015. Telefónica had imposed a minimum stay period for one of its packages offered between 2021 and 2023, despite one of the commitments forbidding this in order to maintain users' ability to switch operators.Press releases in Spanish and English are attached....

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