MADRID, Sept 18, 2008 (AFP) - Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica said Wednesday it has presented an offer to buy the 55.1 percent of the shares it does not already own in Telefonica Chile (CTC).

MADRID, September 15, 2008 (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone is seeking 670 million euros (950 million dollars) in damages from Telefonica for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the 1990s, a company spokesman said Monday.

MADRID, September 4, 2008 (AFP) - Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica said Thursday it will increase its stake in top Chinese operator China Netcom, giving it an entry into an even larger Chinese group being formed by Beijing.

MADRID, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Spanish Telecommunication firm Telefonica said Thursday its second quarter net profit dropped 20.2 percent to 2.05 billion euros (3.2 billion) from the same period last year when its results were boosted by a large one-time gain.

MADRID, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - Shares in Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica fell by 7.12 percent in early trading on Tuesday after British group Vodafone had reported difficult trading conditions in Spain.

MADRID, July 2, 2008 (AFP) - A probe by Spain's competition authority has ruled that mobile telephone operators Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone unlawfully agreed to raise their fees at the same time last year, Spanish media reported Wednesday.

MADRID, June 4, 2008 (AFP) - Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica Wednesday announced it had signed a deal to bring Apple's iPhone to Spain.

The multifunction handset will be sold in Spain by the end of the year, Telefonica said in a statement.

It gave no date for the launch and did not indicate if Telefonica would have exclusive rights in Spain.

MADRID, Feb 28, 2008 (AFP) - Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica reported on Thursday that net profits for 2007 leapt 42.9 percent to 8.906 billion euros (13.446 billion dollars), in line with analysts' expectations.

Operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) jumped 19.3 percent to 22.82 billion euros, and sales by 6.7 percent to 56.44 billion euros.

MADRID, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica plans to drop its stock market listings in Paris and Frankfurt, a source close to the company said Monday.

The source said Telefonica feels that the volumes traded in the two markets are too small to make it worthwhile.

MADRID, Nov 12, 2007 (AFP) - Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica on Monday reported a 51 percent surge in net earnings over the first nine months of the year compared with the same period in 2006, beating market expectations.

MADRID, Oct 30, 2007 (AFP) - Spain said Tuesday it had appealed a fine of 151.8 million euros (219 million dollars) imposed by European Union antitrust regulators on Telefonica for uncompetitive practices.

The purpose of the appeal is to defend Spain's antitrust authorities and their regulation of the Telecommunication industry, not to defend the telecommunications operator, the industry and commerce ministry said in a statement.

MADRID, Oct 30, 2007 (AFP) - The government of Spain said Tuesday it had appealed a fine of 151.8 million euros (219 million dollars) slapped by European Union antitrust regulars on Telefonica for uncompetitive practices.

The purpose of the appeal is to defend Spain's antitrust authorities and their regulation of the Telecommunication industry, not to defend the telecommunications operator, the industry and commerce ministry said in a statement.

MADRID, July 30, 2007 (AFP) - Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica reported a 126.7 percent gain in second quarter net earnings Monday and said it was revising upward its sales forecast for the full year.

Telefonica said net profit in the April-June period came to 2.573 billion euros (3.5 billion dollars) compared with the second quarter 2006. Sales rose 6.5 percent to 14.079 billion euros.

At the operating level earnings gained 34.4 percent to 6.163 billion euros.