Local law aims to regulate installation, reduce visual impact, and improve service quality
The Torrevieja City Council has initially approved a new Telecommunications Infrastructure Ordinance, with votes in favor from the Partido Popular, VOX, and Sueña Torrevieja, and the Socialist Group abstaining. The regulation covers both existing and future installations, aiming to minimize space occupation, conflicts, and urban, environmental, and visual impact while complying with national and regional laws.
The ordinance sets technical standards for the location, deployment, maintenance, and operation of telecommunications facilities, ensuring they meet service quality requirements and integrate harmoniously into the cityscape. It addresses issues such as overlapping fiber optic networks, regulating aerial cabling on poles and façades—generally prohibiting new overhead installations unless underground deployment is impossible. Temporary aerial crossings between façades must be removed within one year. Shared use of underground infrastructure can be mandated if operators cannot reach an agreement.
In private buildings, installations like antennas, transmitter/receiver systems, and cabling must comply with the ordinance’s requirements. Additional chapters cover licensing procedures, maintenance, sanctions, and the creation of a special registry for licensed operators.
According to the council, the law fills gaps left by Spain’s 2022 General Telecommunications Law, which set rights and obligations but lacked detailed deployment procedures.
