Gibraltar's national telecommunications company, Gibtelecom on Thursday announced that it has launched legal proceedings against the European Commission over Spain's refusal to recognise the international direct dialling (IDD) code assigned to the Rock by the International Telecommunication Union.
The Spanish government has for many years instructed the Telefonica phone service not to recognise Gibraltar's 350 code when routing direct calls from Spain, a state of affairs which Gibtelecom argues has placed strict limits on number availability, and restricted the telephone services available in the territory.
"The Spanish government considers that recognition of Gibraltar's internationally-recognised 350 code is tantamount to recognising Gibraltar as an independent state," the telecoms firm, which is jointly owned by the Gibraltar government and Verizon Communications, suggested in a statement.
In 1996, the EC declined to proceed on a complaint issued by Gibtelecom's forerunner, Gibraltar NYEX Communications Limited.
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