Telefónica

telecommunications company based in Madrid, Spain

Telefónica (Spanish pronunciation: [teleˈfonika]) is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. The company was created in Madrid in 1924 as Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España (CTNE) with ITT as one of its major shareholders.[4]

Telefónica S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
BMADTEF
NYSETEF
LSETDE
BVLTEF
BCBA: TEF
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorCompañía Telefónica Nacional de España (CTNE)
Founded19 April 1924; 99 years ago (1924-04-19)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez
(chairman and CEO)[1]
ProductsFixedline telephony
Mobile telephony
Broadband internet
Digital television
RevenueDecrease 52.036 billion (2016)[2]
Increase €5.469 billion (2016)[2]
Decrease €2.369 billion (2016)[2]
Total assetsIncrease €123.641 billion (2016)[2]
Total equityIncrease €18.157 billion (2016)[2]
Number of employees
120,497 (2014)[3]
SubsidiariesMovistar
Telefónica Germany
Telefónica UK
Telefônica Vivo
Terra
Websitewww.telefonica.com

As well as the Telefónica brand, it also trades as Movistar, O2, and Vivo. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[5]

References change

  1. "People: Telefonica SA". Reuters. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Company Financials Telefonica S.A." Google Finance. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "Financial Report 2014" (PDF). Telefónica. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. "History". Telefónica. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. "Frankfurt Stock Exchange". Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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