| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
|---|---|
| BMAD: TEF NYSE: TEF LSE: TDE BVL: TEF BCBA: TEF | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España (CTNE) |
| Founded | 19 April 1924 |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez (chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Fixedline telephony Mobile telephony Broadband internet Digital television |
| Revenue | |
| Total assets | |
| Total equity | |
Number of employees | 120,497 (2014) |
| Subsidiaries | Movistar Telefónica Germany Telefónica UK Telefônica Vivo Terra |
| Website | www |
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.
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.