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Telefónica reportedly preparing redundancy plan affecting over 6,000 employees at the end of year

Bankinter | Telefónica (TEF) is preparing a redundancy plan based mainly on voluntary departures, which it will negotiate with the unions before the end of the year, according to media reports. The plan would affect more than 6,000 employees across all the group’s subsidiaries. Bankinter analysis team’s view: Telefónica will present its new Strategic Plan on 4 November. One of the points of the Plan is to simplify the group’s…


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Murtra says Europe must establish solid roadmap for AI to be relevant global player

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The president of the Spanish telecommunications company, Marc Murtra, commented that Europe must establish a solid roadmap to consolidate itself as a relevant global player in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In his view, there is a dichotomy in that ‘in Europe, we have very ethical AI, but we are regulating nothing,’ while powers such as the United States and China are making ‘astronomical investments’ in this…


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Telefónica invests €77 billion in deployment of sustainable infrastructure

CdM | Telefónica (TEF) continues to make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it launched a decade ago and on Thursday announced that over the last ten years it has invested a total of €77 billion in the deployment of sustainable, resilient and high-quality infrastructure and services, ‘which have facilitated the inclusion of use and access, the creation of quality employment and the economic development of the societies in…


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Telefónica’s new strategic plan could include review of remuneration policy to grow through acquisitions and mergers

Link Securities | Telefónica (TEF) is finalising its new strategic plan, which could include a review of its shareholder remuneration policy. According to the digital newspaper Vozpópuli.com, the telecommunications company is considering the possibility of eliminating or cutting dividends in favour of greater financial control and liquidity for new acquisitions. In fact, Telefónica, which will present its next roadmap to the market on 4 November, is seeking to grow in…


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Telefónica given regulatory approval for sale of Telefónica Uruguay for €373 million

Renta 4 | The regulatory authorities in Uruguay have approved the acquisition of Telefónica Uruguay by Millicom. Telefónica Hispanoamérica S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefónica, reached an agreement in June with Millicom Spain S.L. to sell its 100% stake in Telefónica Uruguay. The agreed price was $440 million (approximately €373 million). Assessment: This news was expected given that Millicom was not present in Uruguay. This transaction confirms the divestment…


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Telefónica considering selling Distrito C in Las Tablas, but with long-term lease agreement to continue using site

Link Securities | The company is reportedly considering selling its corporate headquarters, known as District C, as part of the strategic review that the group will unveil in the coming weeks, according to elEconomista.es. According to the newspaper, the company is considering a real estate transfer that includes the 15 buildings (between five and eleven storeys) in Las Tablas, located in the north-east of Madrid. Market sources estimate that the…


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Telefónica considers delisting from NYSE with aim of saving costs and simplifying business

Bankinter | The company could delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to the media, the measure will be announced in the new strategic plan scheduled for November and is in line with the objective of saving costs and simplifying the business. The reporting and regulatory compliance requirements of the NYSE are high, and Telefónica believes that the return does not offset the costs. Analysis team’s view: We…


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Telefónica’s main shareholders back Vodafone Spain deal, cornerstone of new strategic plan

Alphavalue / Divacons | Telefónica chairman Marc Murtra has reportedly secured the support of the company’s main shareholders to buy Vodafone’s Spanish subsidiary. The agreement is reportedly backed by the state-owned holding company SEPI, Saudi Arabia’s STC and CriteriaCaixa, according to its website. The acquisition would be the cornerstone of Telefónica’s new strategic plan. Murtra met with Manuel de la Rocha, chief economic advisor to President Pedro Sánchez, as well…


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Telefónica: doubts about possible capital increase punish stock by 4.81%

CdM | Doubts about a possible capital increase by Telefónica punished the stock by 4.81%, recording the worst performance in the index. According to vozpopuli.com, TELEFÓNICA (TEF) is considering the possibility of carrying out a capital increase, which would be approved in the coming weeks. The operation, according to this media outlet, would have the support of the main shareholders: the State, through SEPI; the Saudi operator STC and CriteriaCaixa….


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CNMC announces full liberalisation of Telefónica’s fibre optic networks

Bankinter | Telefónica (TEF) will no longer be obliged to lease its networks to rival operators at a regulated price. This liberalisation process began in 2016 when the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) ruled that there was sufficient competition in 66 cities representing 35% of the population; in 2021, it extended liberalisation to 696 towns, covering a total of 70% of the population, and now the remaining 30%…