Introduction

Last December, Spain celebrated the 10th anniversary of the telecommunications market liberalisation. On the occasion, CMT organized an event in which the results achieved so far and the challenges of the coming future were discussed among the main players which have participated in this historical process.

The liberalisation of markets, both in the Europe Union and Spain in particular, is probably the most relevant milestone in the telecommunications markets ever since. A new european regulation entered into force in order to foster competition. In the same line, national regulatory authorities were created aimed at facilitating a smooth transition towards a competitive market.

"Ten years of telecom market liberalization: Assessment and future perspectives" was a high-level forum held in Barcelona on 9th and 10th of December 2008. European Commissioner for Competition, Neelie Kroes and leading sector representatives like Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Colao; France Télécom Président, Didier Lombard and César Alierta, CEO and Chairman of Telefónica were the keynote speakers of the event.

National regulatory authorities from the EU and America also took part in the symposium, and were able to exchange views with Consumers Organizations on their 10 years-knowledge of the field. This symposium was also a useful vehicle to share best practices and to make a step further in strengthening the interest of European citizens.

 

 The logo

CMT has created a logo specifically for this event, which represents the symposium’s three main concepts: the 10th anniversary of the sector’s liberalization, Europe, and the Telecommunications Market Commission itself. These three concepts are brought together in a structure dominated by a schematic representation of the CMT’s new headquarters in Barcelona. Using the CMT’s corporate color in addition to yellow, which evokes the colors of the European Union, this logo incorporates a hand-written number 10, to commemorate the number of years the sector has been liberalized and emphasize the importance of this anniversary, above the text that completes the symposium’s graphic image.