CNMC Warns of the Advance of Starlink and Kuiper in Spain and Their Pressure on Hispasat

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CNMC warns of a de facto monopoly in low orbit due to the “strong dependence on a small number of global constellations” and the operational advantages of US multinationals

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The CNMC warns of the advance of Starlink in Spain and the push of Amazon LEO: competitive pressure leaves Hispasat without commercial margin in the satellite business and ignites the alarms of technological sovereignty in Europe. What the CNMC opinion on the satellite market says The report is signed by the Regulatory Supervision Chamber, which presides Ángel García Castillejo, and was approved on September 17, 2026. Its diagnosis is sharp: the…