Brussels, 01/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has agreed to the measures proposed by the Spanish regulatory authority to bring in greater competition to the markets of mobile telephony and foreign phone calls made from Spain. However, it is called upon the CMT (Comisión del Mercado de las telecomunicaciones) to take a very close look at developments on the market. The Spanish authority was able to demonstrate to the Commission that the markets in question were not competitive due to a collective dominant position on the part of the three mobile telephony operators, Telefónica, Vodafone and Amena, and that it was in the interest of these operators to stop a fourth mobile telephony operator ("MVNO" - Mobile Virtual Network Operators) from entering the market. The Spanish market is highly specific and is characterised by very high retail prices for mobile communications, the Commission noted, but MVNO's entry onto the market would lead to a reduction in prices, but also to benefits for the three dominant operators. The CMT therefore called on these operators to give the newcomer access to their network, in order to allow it to offer telephone services to its end customers, under its own brand. It is worth noting that article 7 of the regulatory framework on electronic communications stipulates that the national authorities must examine their market themselves in order to verify whether there is sufficient competition and, with the authorisation of the Commission, bring in corrective measures if this competition is not effective.