A telecommunications installation company is any natural or legal person who provides third parties with services for the installation or maintenance of telecommunications equipment or systems.
Frequently asked questions
Companies established in Spain that provide third parties with installation or maintenance services of telecommunication equipment or systems have the obligation to submit to the Registry of telecommunication installation companies, by telematic means, a Responsible Declaration on compliance with the applicable regulations. Registration in the Register shall be made by the Administration on its own initiative within one month.
Yes, yes. The registration and the modifications of the inscriptions that entail the issuance of a new Resolution require the payment of a single fee. In addition, a fee is required for the issuance of registration certificates for registration in the Registry. These payments can be made through the Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service’s Electronic Headquarters, if you have an electronic certificate. You can also make the payment by window in a banking entity, once the corresponding form is generated in the Electronic Headquarters.
The Declaration must be submitted electronically by a legal representative of the installation company, who must have a digital certificate to be able to access and fill in the corresponding form in the Electronic Headquarters of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service.
Since the competences regarding the management of the Registry are transferred to the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, the installation companies with tax domicile in this Community should contact the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Generality of Catalonia to formalize your registration.
Yes, yes. The companies registered through the Generality of Catalonia They can exercise the installation activity in the rest of Spain.
Yes, yes. Companies registered through the Ministry’s Electronic Office can exercise the installation activity in Catalonia.
Yes, yes. The Regulation regulating the activity of installation and maintenance of telecommunication equipment and systems (approved by Royal Decree 244/2010, of March 5) establishes that all communication with the Registry must be carried out by electronic means using an electronic signature certificate.
The installation services can start to be provided from the very moment when the telematic presentation of the Responsible Declaration ends. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait for the corresponding Registration Resolution to be notified (by electronic means).
The provisional registration number, which is given with the acknowledgement of receipt of the presentation of the Responsible Declaration, is valid to exercise the activity of installation and maintenance of telecommunication equipment and systems during the provisional term.
Yes, yes. During the completion of the Responsible Declaration you can register in all types of facilities for which you wish to carry out the activity.
No. No. The fee is unique for each Responsible Statement.
Yes, yes. In this case, you must submit a Responsible Declaration of modification at the Electronic Headquarters of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service. The payment of the fee will only be necessary in cases where the changes affect the company name, registered office or type of activity.
The insurance must cover, for a minimum amount of € 300,000 per site, possible damage to public electronic communications networks, or to the public radio domain, caused by defects in the installation or maintenance of telecommunication equipment or systems, as well as by the installation of equipment not intended to be connected to such public networks.
Both the current list of admitted academic qualifications and certificates of professionalism, as well as the casuistry that may occur depending on whether the installation company is a natural or legal person, are detailed in the following section of the page Website of the Registry.
Yes, yes. The equipment required by the regulations must be available to the installation company either because it is the owner or because it has a contract for the effective leasing of such equipment. However, for installations of types “A”, “C” and “F” only those of “Renting” or “Leasing” are admitted as effective leases.
Yes, yes. Companies that install private wireless access networks and enclosed venues (WiFi) must be enrolled in type “B”. For the installation of networks with outdoor coverage (WiMax), registration in type “D” will be necessary.
Yes, yes. Companies must be registered in the “A” or “F” types to be able to carry out installations of electronic goal systems, electronic video goal and access control. However, if these installations are carried out using ultra-fast access technologies (optical fiber or coaxial cable), only type “F” registration is valid.
A single-mode optical power meter for FTTH (“Fiber To The Home”) installations with GPON (“Gigabit Passive Optical Network”) architecture is required to perform this kind of measurement.
Since type “F” includes the installation of broadband networks based on coaxial cable, a simulator is required that covers, in addition to the intermediate frequency band of the satellites, the operating band of the coaxial cable, i.e. at least 5 MHz to 2,150 MHz.
You can contact through the following email: register installers@digital.gob.es
In this case, you must submit a Declaration responsible for modification at the Electronic Headquarters of the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda.
If the documentation submitted is correct, you will receive a notification to your email to proceed to download the Registration Resolution.
Both the current list of academic qualifications and the admitted certificates of professionalism can be found on the website. Additional documentation for registration of installers
A classification of measuring devices according to the type of installation can be found on the Measuring Devices page. measuring devices,