Telefónica

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 type	Sociedad Anónima
Traded as	BMAD: TEF NYSE: TEF LSE: TDE BVL: TEF BCBA: TEF
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España (CTNE)
Founded	19 April 1924; 101 years ago (1924-04-19)
Headquarters	Madrid , Spain
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez (chairman and CEO)[1]
Products	Fixedline telephony Mobile telephony Broadband internet Digital television
Revenue	€52.036 billion (2016)[2]
Operating income	€5.469 billion (2016)[2]
Net income	€2.369 billion (2016)[2]
Total assets	€123.641 billion (2016)[2]
Total equity	€18.157 billion (2016)[2]
Number of employees	120,497 (2014)[3]
Subsidiaries	Movistar Telefónica Germany Telefónica UK Telefônica Vivo Terra
Website	www.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]