Type: Public
On the web: http://www.telefonica.com
Employees: 269,047
Employee growth: 4.5%

Telefónica calls Spain home, but customers in 25 countries call home with Telefónica. The company provides fixed and mobile phone service across Europe (55% of sales) and Latin America (45%). Its fixed-line portfolio includes voice, Internet access, cable and satellite television, enterprise networking and hosting, and wholesale services. Its mobile business encompasses voice, messaging, and corporate infrastructure services. Telefónica divides its business into three segments -- Telefónica España, Telefónica Europe, and Telefónica Latinoamérica. Telefónica España has 24 million mobile customers and 13 million access lines, and Telefónica Latinoamérica has almost 145 million mobile subscribers.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $88,266.3M
One year growth: 5.5%
Net income: $13,473.3M
Income growth: 20.9%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Cesareo (César) Alierta Izuel
COO and Director: Julio Linares López
Chief Strategy Officer: Santiago Fernández Valbuena

Competitors:
América Móvil
BT
Vodafone

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