The Commission has written to Spanish telephone operator Telefónica and French pay-TV firm Canal+…

Date: 04/04/1996

...ordering them to notify their Cablevisión joint venture. The Commission wants the right to investigate the alliance for the possible reinforcement of a dominant position, but the Spanish government, believing the grouping fell within its own jurisdiction, approved the venture in May last year. Continued resistance to Commission jurisdiction could be met with a fine. The companies disputed the Commission's statement.