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Telefónica Germany
German telecommunications company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (German pronunciation: [teləˌfɔnɪkaː ˈdʒœːɐ̯məniː]; also called Telefónica Deutschland [-ˈdɔʏtʃlant]) is a provider of broadband, landline and mobile telecommunications in Germany. The company trades as O2 (typeset as O2).
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Company type | GmbH & Co. OHG |
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FWB: O2D MDAX Component | |
Industry | Telecommunication |
Founded | 29 November 1995; 28 years ago (1995-11-29) |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Germany |
Key people | Markus Haas (CEO) |
Services | Telecommunications Internet Service Provider |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 8,500 (2020) |
Parent | Telefónica (96.8%) |
Website | www |
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The company was renamed from Telefónica O2 Germany to Telefónica Germany on 1 April 2011 following the completion of a merger with HanseNet. Telefónica Germany purchased E-Plus on 1 October 2014, unifying the business under O2 brand on 3 February 2016.[1] Telefónica Germany's main competitors are 1&1 Mobilfunk, Telekom Deutschland (Deutsche Telekom's German private customer unit) and Vodafone.