ADSL arrived in Spain in 1999. The main ISPs are:
- Telefónica (former state telecom monopoly).
- Terra Networks, S.A. (part of the Telefónica Group)
- Direct Telecom (ADSL and VoIP Provider. Unique in Spain).
- Ya.com (started by Jazztel, later sold to T-Online).
- Wanadoo (initially the internet branch of Uni2 Spain, it operates much like Terra, as a reseller of Telefonica ADSL services)
- Tele2 (bought Colt Telecom, offers 6 Mbps with Fastpath (lower latency than the usual interleaved modes used by most ISP.
- Jazztel, the first ISP to provide ADSL2+ throughout the country.
- Comunitel, currently operated by Tele2
The average ADSL speed in Spain is 1024/300 kbps, costing €20 to €39 per month for an unmetered line. This is the standard for telefonica and resellers. Faster connections up to 8 Mbps are available, but the price is considerably higher (€150 for 8 Mbps). However, over the last 2 years companies like Jazztel, Wanadoo or Ya.com are offering packs including Television+Phone calls+ADSL up to 20 Mb for 20€-30€ a month.
Several companies, including Comunitel and Direct Telecom offer ADSL and VoIP (Internet Telephony) packages. They give the VoIP capabilities at no extra cost directly from the router they supply. As VoIP is becoming the norm in most of the world, Direct Telecom, from humble beginnings in 2000, is slowly overtaking the other big fish and getting a large percentage of the broadband market. Comunitel offers the same package (ADSL + free calls) for 40 €/month.
Leading ISPs offer ADSL2/ADSL2+ connections from 8 to 20 Mbps of download and 512 to 1024 kbps of upload. These include Jazztel, Ya.com, Wanadoo and others. While not covering 100% of the territory, it reaches more than 33% of the population. Prices average €25 depending on the bundle.
Telefonica, Jazztel, and Wanadoo all provide DSL based television services (Imagenio, Jazztelia TV and Wanadoo TV respectively).