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   創(chuàng)立于1924年的Telefónica是西班牙的一家大型跨國電信公司，主要在西班牙本國和拉丁美洲運(yùn)營。它是世界上最大的固定線路和移動電信公司之一，用戶部量居第4，總市場價值居第6。

Telefónica的通過購買當(dāng)?shù)氐碾娦殴�司及合作的方式實現(xiàn)其全球化的擴(kuò)張，其中包括了歐洲的捷克共和國、英國、愛爾蘭、德國和馬恩島；拉丁美洲的阿根廷、巴西、智利、佩魯和波多黎各；還有非洲的摩洛哥。

該企業(yè)品牌在世界品牌實驗室（World Brand Lab）編制的2006年度《世界品牌500強(qiáng)》排行榜中名列第三百九十八，在《巴倫周刊》公布的2006年度全球100家大公司受尊重度排行榜中名列第八十五。


Telefónica S.A. NYSE: TEF TYO: 9481 is a Spanish telecommunications company. Operating mainly in Spain and Latin America it is one of the largest fixed-line and mobile telecommunications companies in the world, 4th in terms of number of clients and 6th in total market value.

Key operations

Europe

Spain

Telefónica is the largest corporation in Spain. It owns Telefónica de España which is the largest fixed phone and ADSL operator in Spain, Telefónica Moviles the largest mobile phone operator in Spain (under the movistar brand), Terra Networks, S.A. an internet subsidiary and Telefónica Publicidad e Información publisher of the Spanish Yellow Pages.
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Czech Republic

In 2005, Telefónica bought &＃268;eský Telecom, the former state-owned Czech phone operator which still dominates the Czech fixed-line market. As part of this deal Telefónica also gained Eurotel, the largest mobile phone operator in the Czech Republic.

United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Isle of Man

On 26th January 2006 Telefónica completed it&＃39;&＃39;s £17,7 billion (� 25,7 billion) acquisition of the UK-based operator O2 which provides mobile phone services in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Isle of Man (where it also operates a small number of fixed-line services). As part of the takeover deal these services will continue to use the O2 brand and be based in the UK.

Latin America

Telefónica operates the movistar mobile phone brand throughout Latin America. In Mexico it is the second largest mobile phone operator and the largest in both Chile and Peru. See movistar article for complete country list.

Argentina

Telefónica owns Telefónica de Argentina [1] which is the largest fixed-line operation in the country. It provides broadband, local and long distance telephone services in southern part of the country as well as the Great Buenos Aires area. The Telefónica Group has been in the country since 1990. The mobile business is run by Telefónica Móviles through movistar, a local subsidiary.

Brazil

Telefónica&＃39;&＃39;s largest fixed-line operation in Latin America is in Brazil where it provides broadband, local and long distance telephone services in the São Paulo state. It also jointly owns the Brazilian wireless operator Vivo with Portugal Telecom. The Telefónica Group has been in the country since 1996 when it acquired CRT, a fixed-line and mobile operator in the southern part of the country. The landline division is currently part of Brasil Telecom.

Chile

In Chile Telefónica owns CTC (Compañia de Telefonos de Chile) which is the biggest fixed-line operator and internet service provider in the country. The Telefónica Group has been in the country since 1989. The mobile business is run by Telefónica Móviles through a local subsidiary.

Peru

The Telefónica Group has been in the country since 1994 and owns the largest fixed-line operator in the country. The local subsidiary offers local, long distance and broadband services nationwide. The mobile business is run by Telefónica Móviles through a local subsidiary.

Puerto Rico

Telefonica de Puerto Rico is situated in one of Puerto Rico&＃39;&＃39;s most famous buildings (coloured in yellow in accordance with the yellow pages&＃39;&＃39; colour), in Caparra, a section of San Juan. Telefonica de Puerto Rico survived a 2003 workers&＃39;&＃39; strike.

Africa

Morocco

Telefonica also has a stake in the Morocco operator, Méditel.

Ownership

Telefónica is a publicly owned company. It is estimated that a large part of its stock is owned by capital investment funds. Major stockholders include:

JPMorgan Chase: 10.02%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA): 5.62%
Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona ("La Caixa"): 5.37%
Citibank: 4.66%
Capital Group: 3.60%


   

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