Andorra Telecom is the only operator of fixed telephony, mobile telephony, subscription television and internet in the

Principality of Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none ( Latin)"United virtue is str ...

, constituting a

monopoly A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situati ...

in the field of

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in the principality. It is a

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and is owned by the

Government of Andorra The politics of Andorra take place in a framework of a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, and a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government, with the Head of Government of Andorra as chief executive. Legislative pow ...

. It is also the company in charge of managing the technical infrastructures of digital terrestrial television broadcasting in Andorra, in charge of taking both the national television channels and some Spanish and French DTT channels to the whole territory. It also has an agreement with the Spanish company

Telefónica Telefónica, S.A. () is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world. It provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadba ...

to offer the Spanish pay channel platform

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in Andorra. In October 2018, it had 38,464 fixed telephone lines contracted, 81,697 mobile telephone lines and 34,624 Internet lines, all of them through

FTTH Fiber to the ''x'' (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications. As fiber optic ...

, being a pioneer country in which all citizens have access to the Internet through

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. The company is managed by a Board of Directors with responsibility before the

General Council of Andorra The General Council ( ca, Consell General d'Andorra, ) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys (Catalan: ''Consell General de les Valls'') because it was the historical name ...

for the management, direction and representation of the service, and the administration and disposal of its assets and resources.

Services

*It broadcasts through an agreement between other television channels: **All the channels broadcast nationally in Spain by the

platform (family package). **All the channels broadcast by the

platform (family package) at a regional level in

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. **All the channels broadcast on DTT in Andorra.

References

External links

* Communications in Andorra Companies of Andorra Telecommunications companies established in 1975 {{Andorra-stub