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Telefónica is a global telecommunications company providing connectivity across Europe and Latin America.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

8 Jan 2026 · Challenges facing the telecoms sector, EU competition and regulatory policy

Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

16 Dec 2025 · Taxonomy

Telefónica Urges Harmonized EU Media Rules and Stable Content Quotas

11 Dec 2025
Topic — Evaluation of the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive regarding competitiveness and pluralism.
Message — Telefónica requests stronger harmonization of media rules to prevent regulatory fragmentation. They advocate for maintaining current content quotas while rejecting any increases. The company calls for mandatory metadata to identify European works.123
Why — Harmonized rules would lower compliance costs and protect their ability to innovate interfaces.4
Impact — Consumers face higher prices and restricted choices if strict content quotas are imposed.56
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Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Telefonica Urges Simplified EU Taxonomy Rules for Telecom Networks

5 Dec 2025
Topic — Reviewing the EU Taxonomy environmental delegated act to update technical screening criteria.
Message — The company calls for simpler screening criteria and clearer definitions for data-driven activities. They seek scalable reporting methodologies that include essential telecommunications infrastructure.123
Why — The proposed changes would significantly increase the company's reported green investment alignment figures.4
Impact — Environmental advocates lose as delaying strict refrigerant retrofit deadlines permits continued high-warming emissions.5
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Meeting with Thibaut Kleiner (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

1 Dec 2025 · Submarine cable infrastructures

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

20 Nov 2025 · EU competition policy and the telecommunications sector

Meeting with Jorge Martín Frías (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Nov 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Meeting with Gerasimos Sofianatos (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and GSMA Europe and Telia Company AB

14 Nov 2025 · Presentation of an upcoming GSMA report on spectrum pricing

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament) and Tesla Motors Netherlands B.V.

4 Nov 2025 · Relevant Issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Telefonica urges complete repeal of outdated ePrivacy Directive

14 Oct 2025
Topic — EU Commission's Digital Omnibus initiative to simplify digital regulatory framework
Message — Telefonica calls for complete repeal of the ePrivacy Directive, clearer Data Act scope excluding telecom equipment, unified cybersecurity reporting, and postponement of AI Act high-risk provisions until standards are finalized. They advocate for integrating privacy principles into broader telecom legislation and establishing a 'report once, share many' model for incident reporting.1234
Why — This would reduce regulatory asymmetries placing telecom operators at competitive disadvantage against digital platforms.56
Impact — Consumer privacy protections could be weakened if confidentiality provisions are diluted during legislative integration.78
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Meeting with Peter Stuckmann (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

1 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on DNA

Meeting with Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

24 Sept 2025 · Economic security – critical infrastructure

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

24 Sept 2025 · Competitiveness and simplification of telecommunication sector

Meeting with Benjamin Boegel (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

24 Sept 2025 · Digital and telecoms policy

Telefónica Urges DMA Expansion for AI and 5G Networks

23 Sept 2025
Topic — The European Commission is evaluating the Digital Markets Act's impact on fair digital competition.
Message — Telefónica recommends adding artificial intelligence services to the list of regulated digital platforms. They also suggest expanding interoperability rules to include advanced 5G mobile network functions.12
Why — Telefónica would be able to launch innovative mobile services without facing platform gatekeeping.3
Impact — Tech gatekeepers would lose their ability to restrict access to core device operating systems.4
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Meeting with Roman Arjona (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

22 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the evolution of EU competitiveness and the role of the telecom sector

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen) and ACS, Actividades de Construccion y Servicios

9 Sept 2025 · AI Continent Action Plan, Apply AI Strategy , AI Factories and Gigafactories

Telefónica urges EU to repeal ePrivacy and simplify data rules

18 Jul 2025
Topic — This consultation explores streamlining European data rules to enhance sharing and AI development.
Message — Telefónica demands the repeal of ePrivacy and clearer compensation for government data sharing. They advocate for a risk-based approach to international transfers and binding guidelines on anonymization.123
Why — These reforms would lower compliance costs and remove regulatory disadvantages compared to digital platforms.45
Impact — Public authorities may face restricted data access and new costs for emergency information.6
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Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jul 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

15 Jul 2025 · Taxonomy

Meeting with Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

15 Jul 2025 · Discussion on Taxonomy as a tool for driving sustainability in the telecommunication sector

Telefónica urges EU to scrap sector-specific consumer regulations

11 Jul 2025
Topic — The European Union is setting consumer policy priorities for 2025-2030.
Message — Telefónica proposes a principles-based approach where general consumer laws replace detailed sector-specific micro-regulation. They want to remove inefficient rules and differentiate between individual consumers and business customers.123
Why — Reducing micro-regulation would lower compliance costs and allow for greater service differentiation.4
Impact — Online platforms could face stricter regulations targeting addictive designs like infinite scrolling.5
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Telefónica Urges Bold DNA Reform to Boost Network Investment

11 Jul 2025
Topic — The Digital Networks Act aims to modernize EU digital infrastructure and incentivize investments.
Message — The organization calls for a radical simplification of the regulatory framework and the deregulation of markets by repealing existing access rules. They propose binding obligations for large content providers to negotiate fair terms for data delivery.123
Why — These reforms would lower compliance costs and improve the financial returns on their infrastructure investments.45
Impact — Large tech platforms would face new costs, while consumers might lose some sector-specific protections.67
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Telefónica urges EU cloud investment and curbs on hyperscalers

3 Jul 2025
Topic — Consultation on bridging the EU's gap in cloud and AI infrastructure capacity.
Message — Telefónica requests improved financing and regulatory simplification to boost telecom investment in digital infrastructure. They demand fair access to global cloud providers' systems and models. They also advocate for "European Preference" in public contracts to support local services.123
Why — These measures would help the company grow its business volume and infrastructure.4
Impact — Global cloud giants would lose market dominance and access to public tenders.5
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Meeting with Adina Vălean (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jul 2025 · network infrastructure and connectivity

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Orange and

27 Jun 2025 · Implementation details of the inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Meeting with Angelika Niebler (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jun 2025 · European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Telefónica Urges Harmonised Data Retention and Mandatory Cost Compensation

18 Jun 2025
Topic — Commission assessment of rules requiring service providers to retain metadata for criminal investigations.
Message — Telefónica requests harmonised rules for data types, retention periods, and mandatory cost compensation. They advocate for including messaging apps to ensure a fair level playing field.12
Why — This would eliminate financial burdens by shifting data storage costs to state funds.3
Impact — Major non-EU messaging platforms would lose their exemption from metadata storage and disclosure requirements.45
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Meeting with Thibaut Kleiner (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

18 Jun 2025 · Advanced connectivity policy

Meeting with Ann-Sofie Ronnlund (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

18 Jun 2025 · Telefonica stressed opportunities of AI and other deep techs to provide new mobile services, but also the accompanying investment needs and overcoming national fragmentation as highlighted by Draghi report, and the need to review net neutrality.

Meeting with Monika Kopcheva (Head of Unit Migration and Home Affairs)

5 Jun 2025 · Courtesy meeting and discussion on Commission initiative on Data Retention

Meeting with Pablo Arias Echeverría (Member of the European Parliament) and Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A.

4 Jun 2025 · Connectivity in the EU and the Single Market for Telecommunications

Response to Quantum Strategy of the EU

3 Jun 2025

Response to the Public Consultation on the Quantum Strategy of the EU Quantum technologies are crucial for Europe's digital autonomy, impacting defense, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and the technological ecosystem. Spain's robust quantum ecosystem, including key players like Telefónica and various startups and research centers, is pivotal in this development. Quantum Communications and Cybersecurity: Quantum computing poses a threat to current cryptographic methods, necessitating the adoption of PQC and hybrid systems. The EC and various EU Member States have recommended transitioning to PQC. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is developing standards QSC and QKD. Telefónica is a leader in this area, integrating quantum technologies into its operations and infrastructure. The implementation of quantum technologies in cybersecurity should be approached in two phases: short-term adoption of PQC and long-term development of QKD and Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG). Quantum Computing and Simulation: Developing a competitive quantum computing infrastructure in Europe is essential. This includes creating national quantum computing centers and fostering strategic agreements with global quantum computing manufacturers. Telefónica's collaboration with the Provincial Council of Biscay and Fujitsu is an example of such efforts. Combining quantum computing with AI initiatives is also crucial for future competitiveness. Sensorics and Quantum Metrology: Quantum technologies enhance measurement precision, impacting various industrial sectors. Synchronization, calibration, and standardization processes can be significantly improved, reducing error rates and democratizing access to standards. Companies like Telefónica can play a significant role in integrating these technologies into their operations and establishing communication networks to facilitate access. Public Policy and Funding Proposals: To ensure the deployment of quantum technologies in Europe, coordinated public investment and public-private partnerships are necessary. Proposals include reallocating unspent funds from existing programs, negotiating future financial frameworks, and creating incentives for adopting quantum solutions in strategic sectors. An IPCEI on Quantum Communications is suggested to fund national QKD networks and ensure their interoperability at the European level. Public support should address market failures and incentivize the deployment of quantum infrastructures, with aid intensities like those in the telecommunications sector. The EU quantum strategy must support secure communications, quantum sensing, and quantum computing through coordinated funding and policy tools. Promoting interoperable national Quantum-Safe networks, upgrading obsolete infrastructure, and fostering hybrid classical-quantum architectures are essential steps. Encouraging adoption in public administration can boost the market for these solutions and generate a spill-over effect on the private sector. Funding pilot tests and certifications in real environments, developing test-beds, and fostering technology clusters are crucial for validating use cases in strategic sectors. Launching training and reskilling programs for researchers, engineers, and ICT professionals is essential. Specializing professional profiles in quantum security (PQC, QKD, QRNG) will ensure a competitive quantum ecosystem. Conclusion: Europe could lead in quantum technologies, securing funding for Quantum-Safe networks and leveraging its innovative quantum ecosystem. A fresh approach to competition policy and strategic public procurement will be essential for achieving technological and digital autonomy. To expand on this information, we have attached a document with our complete proposal.
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Meeting with João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jun 2025 · Digital infrastructure

Telefónica Urges Binding EU Regulation to Combat Sports Piracy

28 May 2025
Topic — Evaluation of EU measures to combat unauthorized retransmissions of live sports events.
Message — Telefónica argues that a non-binding Recommendation is ineffective and calls for a mandatory Regulation. They propose mandatory technical measures, including the immediate removal of illegal broadcasts within 30 minutes of notification.12
Why — Binding rules would force uncooperative intermediaries to block pirate content, protecting Telefónica's audiovisual investments.34
Impact — Uncooperative internet intermediaries and pirate platforms would face mandatory enforcement and financial disruption.56
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Response to International Digital Strategy

21 May 2025

Please find attached Telefónica's feedback regarding the Call for Evidence on the EU International Digital Strategy. We remain at your disposal for any additional clarification. Best regards,
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Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

21 May 2025 · Upcoming DNA

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Meeting with Aliénor Margerit (Head of Unit Economic and Financial Affairs)

13 May 2025 · Macroeconomic and fiscal outlook of the Spanish economy

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

13 May 2025 · Exchange views on the ongoing debate on the European Parliament’s own initiative report on “European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure”, as well as the forthcoming legislative initiatives

Meeting with Hans Zenger (Head of Unit Competition), Lluis Sauri Romero (Head of Unit Competition)

12 May 2025 · Meeting on Economic Theory in Competition. Participants from Telefonica: Juan MONTERO Maria Amaia BETELU BAZO Fernando HERRERA GONZALEZ Beatriz SANZ FERNANDEZ-VEGA

Meeting with Benjamin Hartmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

12 May 2025 · In the frame of the ongoing debate on defence and security, they want to discuss the role that Telefónica and the telecommunications sector can play in securing critical infrastructure.

Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament)

5 May 2025 · Media Policy

Meeting with Thomas Skordas (Deputy Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

28 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the AI Factories and AI Gigafactories initiatives

Meeting with Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Apr 2025 · Technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Apr 2025 · Digital networks act

Meeting with Sean Mernagh (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez)

23 Apr 2025 · The European telecoms sectors and relevant aspects of EU industrial and competition policy.

Meeting with Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Apr 2025 · Telecommunications policy

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Apr 2025 · Digital Networks Act

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Apr 2025 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Maria Zafra Saura (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

22 Apr 2025 · Data protection, e-privacy, simplification

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Apr 2025 · Competitiveness agenda

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Deutsche Telekom and

15 Apr 2025 · Implementation details of a possible inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

10 Apr 2025 · GSMA on the Commission’s Methodology for mapping QoS of 5G networks

Meeting with Felix Fernandez-Shaw (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

1 Apr 2025 · Plenary Feedback round on previously held GGIA Working Group sessions of 9 different thematical groups regarding Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Meeting with Pierre Chastanet (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

1 Apr 2025 · Chips Act and Telecom

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Mar 2025 · Digital Infrastructure

Meeting with Katarina Koszeghy (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra), Patrice Pillet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra) and

19 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on international tax issues

Meeting with Mirzha De Manuel (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

18 Mar 2025 · Simplification agenda and competition policy, digital policies

Meeting with Silke Dalton (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

18 Mar 2025 · Simplification agenda and competition policy, digital policies.

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Acting Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

18 Mar 2025 · IPCEI-CIS and Cloud & AI development act

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

13 Mar 2025 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Deutsche Telekom and

12 Mar 2025 · Implementation details of a possible inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Telefónica rejects extending EU geo-blocking rules to audiovisual services

10 Mar 2025
Topic — The Commission is evaluating the Geo-blocking Regulation, specifically its impact on audiovisual services.
Message — Telefónica urges the EU to keep audiovisual services out of the geo-blocking regulation. They argue that territorial exclusivity is essential for funding new content and protecting European cultural diversity.12
Why — This would protect their ability to maximize profits through exclusive regional licensing.3
Impact — Consumers in lower-income countries could face higher prices or reduced access.4
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Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Deputy Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

5 Mar 2025 · Commission priorities in technology policy

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Deutsche Telekom and

19 Feb 2025 · Updates on the processes of including Ukraine and Moldova into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Telefónica welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback for this Call for Evidence and to present its contribution. The Single Market has successfully established a barrier-free space for the movement of goods, services, capital, and people across the EU, efficiently mobilizing resources, and boosting prosperity. However, regulatory and legal barriers now threaten the "four freedoms", causing harm to European competitiveness akin to the original border barriers. The Single Market's shift towards a "harmonised market" risks creating obstacles to these freedoms if uniform regulations or their uneven implementation undermine its foundational principles. The Letta and Draghi reports emphasize the need to restore these principles as part of an industrial strategy for Europe, to counter lagging innovation and competitiveness. They identify telecoms and digital innovation as key transversal areas for strengthening the Single Market and improving industrial competitiveness and resilience. In this context, the Digital Single Market aims to enable European industry and society to seize the opportunities of the digital age, with telecoms at its heart. This sector drives innovation and investment in ultra-broadband networks and technologies such as 5G, AI, and cloud computing, key enablers of EU-wide progress. Reliable, high-quality connectivity across Member States is fundamental to digitalisation, facilitating the seamless flow of goods, services, capital, and people across all sectors, and the scale-up of digital services. Initiatives restoring the four freedoms in telecom markets should be seen as cross-cutting for other European markets. However, regulatory barriers hinder the sectors capacity to invest and innovate. The main consequence is the artificial market fragmentation of local markets. In-market consolidation is particularly important to achieving the local scale - sufficient take-up in the areas of deployment of fixed and mobile networks - necessary to attract investment, support long-term network roll-out and provide advanced, resilient infrastructure. This would deliver greater value for consumers through more choice, improved services and increased innovation without necessarily raising prices. In this sense, merger control policy in the EU has had the unintended effect of creating barriers to the freedom of capitals in the electronic communications market, specifically through exit barriers in the form of imposed remedies to merging parties. We see this as the sector's main barrier to achieving a Single Market. Meanwhile, virtualization, cloudification, and initiatives such as Open Gateway offer the potential for cross-border digital services but depend on high-quality local fixed and mobile infrastructure, which in turn requires sufficient scalecurrently hindered by regulatory obstacles. On top of this, the telecoms sector faces challenges from existing sector-specific regulation, which have led to significant regulatory asymmetries between telecom operators and large digital companies in key markets. A level playing field across the EU is essential to prevent regulatory arbitrage between providers of similar services. In line with Draghis recommendation, we support the reduction of ex-ante regulations that restrict single market freedoms. Priority should be given to horizontal frameworks, eliminating sectoral approaches. For example, the GDPR addresses privacy concerns, making sector-specific rules like 'ePrivacy' redundant. It is also essential to provide additional guidance on network neutrality and Open Internet rules to support innovative use cases, such as those enabled by 5G network slicing and Open Gateway. Striking a balance between regulation and innovation is crucial for technological progress and fostering a dynamic EU digital ecosystem. We attach Telefonica's Single Market position, and a document with evidence of barriers, hoping to support a future-proof strategy for all EU citizens and businesses.
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Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Vodafone GmbH and 11 AG

29 Jan 2025 · Evolution of the electronic communication markets in Germany

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Jan 2025 · To hear interest representatives’ view on EU competition and telecom policy, and perspectives on clean, just, and competitive transition policies.

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and Orange and

12 Dec 2024 · Current market developments and views on the future of the sector.

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Telecoms Policy

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Exchange on Expectations on the new European Parliament and EU Commission (EU Industry Policy, Global Trade, Green Deal, Energy Policy, Digital Agenda)

Meeting with José Cepeda (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Nov 2024 · Digital agenda

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2024 · Priorities current term

Response to Rules specifying the obligations laid down in Articles 21(5) and 23(11) of the NIS 2 Directive

24 Jul 2024

Telefónica welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft implementing act under the NIS2 Directive on Cybersecurity Risk Management and Reporting for Digital Infrastructure and Service Providers. We highlight some aspects in the attached document, in particular the need for consistent and proportionate application of security rules across European and national legislation. In this context, it is important to note that the Better Regulation agenda aims to ensure that EU legislation is evidence-based, transparent and takes into account the views of stakeholders in order to deliver sustainable policies and efficient, non-burdensome regulation. We call for the use of international standards to ensure harmonisation, proportionality and efficiency on risk management, rather than the introduction of new requirements, and for the establishment of clear, technology-agnostic criteria for identifying significant incidents to avoid over-reporting and ensure that relevant incidents are adequately addressed. Any changes to the NIS1 thresholds for 'significant incidents' should include a gap analysis of needs, costs and national approaches to ensure proportionality and avoid over-reporting. We suggest that the supply chain proposals be assessed as they may prove overly burdensome, particularly for SMEs, and request a grace period for implementation.
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Response to How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?

28 Jun 2024

Telefónica welcomes the European Commissions White Paper (WP) How to master Europes digital infrastructure needs? and the opportunity to provide feedback. The WP recognizes the challenges the telecom sector is facing in Europe and rightly considers broadening the objectives of the regulatory framework beyond end-user protection and promotion of competition by considering industrial competitiveness, economic security, and sustainability. However, lacks concrete proposals and timetable blurring the way forward. The next 12 months are vital. Telefonica urges the European Commission (EC) to draft a legislative proposal, to be effective in the shortest time possible, that effectively addresses identified challenges: a Digital Networks Act (DNA) interpreted as the instrument defining the policy framework for the next decade. DNA should lay the foundations for a new simplified framework removing regulatory restrictions and reduces operational and administrative costs for network operators aiming to achieve a true single market for electronic communications. This new policy framework should: ENABLE INVESTMENT-FRIENDLY MARKET STRUCTURES Scale at local level is urgent and critical for EU telecom operators to be sustainable and profitable and attract private investment. Operators achieve return on investment when there are more customers over the deployed infrastructure at local level. In addition, in-market scale will deliver great benefits to consumer welfare as would foster sustainable network players able to invest in the most advanced, secure, and resilient networks. The review of the EU Merger Regulation is key to responding to new market realities and challenges. REBALANCE THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM: INTRODUCING A FAIR NEGOTIATION OBLIGATION AND A DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM TO COUNTER BARGAINING POWER OF CAPS EC should establish a dispute resolution mechanism to ensure that large Content and Application Providers (CAPs) agree a fair and adequate terms with ISPs for valuable IP data transport service received for cases where commercial negotiations fail. Setting a price for the valuable IP data transport service ISP provide to CAPs would not only restore balanced bargaining power between the parties but also incentivise all key players to use network resources efficiently. PROMOTE INNOVATIVE EU DIGITAL SERVICES: i) Repeal of the e-privacy directive. All digital actors should be subject to the same horizontal privacy rules: GDPR. ii) Open Internet Regulation (OIR) Guidelines. EC should urgently issue a Recommendation that will set out how the current framework should apply to new developing use cases: 5G network slicing and innovative traffic management techniques. Iii) Cloud/Edge services: adopting measures enabling Telco sector evolution. A new common framework should set minimum obligations to balance relationships between Electronic Communication Network (ECN) and cloud infrastructure providers guaranteeing ECNs can keep fulfilling their obligations. REDUCE OVERLY INTRUSIVE REGULATION ON ECN Derogate current SMP regime, eliminate ex-ante obligations and shift to an ex-post model based on competition law and symmetrical regulation of access to passive infrastructures (GIA). Where competition is not present, ex ante measures could be imposed by means of an active wholesale product. Symmetric ex ante regulation (e.g. cost-oriented tariffs on MTRs/FTRs and roaming) should be reconsidered as holding back competitiveness and investment. MAKE SPECTRUM POLICY A LEVER FOR INVESTMENT AND GROWTH i) Create strong expectations of renewal of existing rights. ii) Prevent future scarcity in low and mid-bands by allocating such frequencies based on rigorous and transparent socio-economic cost-benefit analyses. iii) Ensure future awards dont result in inefficient outcomes or disproportionate prices and conditions. INCLUDE DIGITAL NETWORKS IN THE EU TAXONOMY OF SUSTAINABLE ACTIVITIES
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Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

18 Mar 2024 · Celebration of Telefonica’s 100 years anniversary

Meeting with Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President) and

18 Mar 2024 · 100 years anniversary- Europe in transformation

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Mar 2024 · White Paper on Digital Infrastructure

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Feb 2024 · Payment Services Regulation

Telefónica urges consistent GDPR enforcement to boost digital innovation

7 Feb 2024
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing the application and functioning of the GDPR.
Message — They request authorities prioritize corrective measures over sanctions and maintain a principle-based approach. They also seek better cross-border harmonization and the avoidance of sector-specific regulations.12
Why — Harmonized enforcement and clearer rules would reduce compliance costs and support technological investment.34
Impact — Individuals may find their data access rights restricted to only those deemed effectively useful.5
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Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Dec 2023 · Fair Share / Digital Infrastructure

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutsche Telekom and Orange

29 Nov 2023 · Future of connectivity

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Nov 2023 · Competition policy annual report

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

13 Oct 2023 · network investment, revenues, market consolidation, ex ante regulation

Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

20 Sept 2023 · Media Policy

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

5 Jul 2023 · Physical meeting - EU Tax policies

Meeting with Aliénor Margerit (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni), Fabrizio Balassone (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni) and

30 Jun 2023 · Discussion on taxation and regulation of telecommunications sector

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

7 Jun 2023 · digital policies

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

6 Jun 2023 · Telecom policy

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

31 May 2023 · Taxonomy

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

31 May 2023 · Taxonomy

Meeting with Pablo Arias Echeverría (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

29 May 2023 · Lab Conversation: Virtual Worlds

Telefónica urges EU to include telecom networks in green taxonomy

3 May 2023
Topic — The initiative establishes a classification system for investment purposes regarding environmentally sustainable activities.
Message — Telefónica requests that the EU clearly include telecommunications networks in its green investment classification. They argue fiber and 5G are essential enablers for reducing emissions across the economy.12
Why — This would reduce reporting complexities and help the company attract more green investment.34
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Response to Virtual worlds, such as metaverse

3 May 2023

Telefonica thanks the opportunity to provide its view on virtual worlds and Web 4.0, a future that some call the Metaverse, as being all of them, expressions of what will be the next generation of digital services that will pervade all aspects of our lives. The digital transformation that the concurrence of technologies like (to mention some) virtual reality, augmented reality, 5G, Edge Computing, blockchain, digital twins, NFTs and the economies related to them, will ground the future of Europe in many aspects, affecting citizens, companies, and governments alike. It is a timely consultation as the previous experience with the development of digital services over Internet, created some unforeseen consequences that challenge Europe values in many aspects, as already depicted by the EC in the Call for Evidence section Problem the initiative aims to tackle. Telefonica wants to call the EC attention to the following aspects on the virtual worlds: The personal data treatment in virtual worlds must differ profoundly from the situation created on the Internet. Peoples privacy and rights must be assured from design. Many jobs of the future, as well as peoples economy will be in these virtual worlds, so it is paramount to give back to the people the control of their data. Europe needs an interoperable and universal Digital Identity that allows citizens to move through different platforms, services or places as it is in the real world. Citizens must be made available to exercise its rights following the philosophy of minimum exposure and, at the same time, be accountable. One of the foreseeable technical solutions is to use blockchain(s) to this purpose though this technology presents some issues with current GDPR. The interoperability must also be considered in virtual worlds, allowing people to use its digital belongings and defend its property. In that sense, when we talk about copyrightable assets living in virtual words, we need to look back to the legal frameworks that already exist in real worlds with the maxim of all rights that exist offline, must also be protected online to ensure legal certainty. In order to assure the foregoing, some adjustments may be necessary when regulating human interaction in digital worlds to ensure solid frameworks for specific uses of copyright protected works in the new virtual scenarios. Networks to access the virtual worlds are also paramount. It is important to note that the traffic that will traverse networks will increase exponentially (even more than today increases) not only because the demands of front end technologies, such as virtual reality or augmented reality, but also by the traffic that back end technologies will demand, such as those related to Digital identity and copyrights enforcement, industry sensitive data from factories to cloud (edge cloud/computing) where Digital Twins will run, etc. Therefore, it is important to understand that virtual worlds are not just more Internet, it is something way more important. Furthermore, this increase of traffic will be accompanied with a more exigent performance in terms of traditional quality of service as well as for cybersecurity requirements. These network deployments are the duty of operators, but Europe must assure that a policy framework that allow the sustainability of them is in place. We accompany this answer with the Telefonica position paper on this matter called Telecommunications networks and the Metaverse that applies equally to virtual worlds and Web 4.0.
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Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

25 Apr 2023 · Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Apr 2023 · Exchange of views on the metaverse report, AI Act and copyright.

Meeting with Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Mar 2023 · Meeting with Telefonica

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Bitkom e.V. and

15 Mar 2023 · AI Act, Standardisation

Meeting with Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Mar 2023 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Carlos Zorrinho (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Mar 2023 · Digital Agenda

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Mar 2023 · Exchange views on the European Digital Sovereignty, Metaverse and the network infrastructures costs.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

27 Feb 2023 · Telecoms single market

Meeting with Irene Tinagli (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

15 Feb 2023 · Meeting on Competition Issues

Meeting with Javi López (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Feb 2023 · Latin America

Meeting with Inma Rodríguez-Piñero (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2023 · Reunión con Telefónica sobre situación actual y perspectivas de las políticas de comercio en América Latina y América del Norte.

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2023 · EU Digital Policy

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

14 Feb 2023 · Competition policy 2022

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2023 · Fair share, joint venture on advertising and other related topics

Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Competition)

10 Feb 2023 · Échange sur la situation du secteur des télécommunications en Europe, ses défis et ses opportunités

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Feb 2023 · Connectivity package

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

10 Feb 2023 · Future of telecoms sector

Response to New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean

9 Feb 2023

Telefónica welcomes the Commissions consultation on a New Agenda for EU relations with Latin America and the Caribbean and presents its recommendations for boosting the digital economy and bridging digital divides making some concrete proposals to strengthen the public-private partnership within the framework of the Global Gateway for the region. Telefónica Hispanoamérica is the Telefónica Group unit that brings together the assets and operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela with more than 110 million accesses. Telefónica Brazil is the leading integrated operator in the Brazilian market, where it has more than 95 million accesses.
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Response to Fighting against online piracy of live content

9 Feb 2023

Please find attached Telefónica comments on the Call for Evidence on combatting online piracy of live content.
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Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

6 Feb 2023 · Preparation meeting 10/2

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

23 Jan 2023 · Exchange of views on AI

Meeting with Maria Luisa Llano Cardenal (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas)

16 Jan 2023 · European foresight

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jan 2023 · Competition Policy Report on European Digital Sovereignty

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

11 Jan 2023 · Competition policy - annual report 2022

Meeting with Camilo Villarino (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

11 Jan 2023 · The DG Mr Pablo de Carvajal wanted to discuss the EU engagement and plans for the Summit with Latin America and share their experience in the region, with a focus on regulatory issues and cooperation.

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jan 2023 · Telecom sector in Europe

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

10 Jan 2023 · Taxonomy, ESG ratings, CSRD

Meeting with Pelayo Castro (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

13 Dec 2022 · Discussion regarding EU agenda with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the EU-Digital Alliance as well as European investments in the LAC region.

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

11 Oct 2022 · Digital issues

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

11 Oct 2022 · Telecoms, competition policies

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

11 Oct 2022 · European Digital Path 2030, connectivity industry, telco edge cloud; Open RAN.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Oct 2022 · The future of connectivity infrastructure

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL - Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe)

7 Oct 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2022 · Communications Infrastructure Contribution

Meeting with Maria da Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

4 Oct 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Sept 2022 · DMA, Fair share

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

23 Sept 2022 · Telefonica's Infrastructure Connectivity package

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

21 Sept 2022 · Digital policies

Meeting with Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President) and

20 Sept 2022 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

20 Sept 2022 · The future of connectivity infrastructure

Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

15 Sept 2022 · Global Gateway Initiative; Activities in Latin America; Digital infrastructures.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and Google and

6 Sept 2022 · meeting with the Green Digital Coalition - Main topic : state of play on sustainable digitalization

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and

31 Aug 2022 · AI Act

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2022 · Exchange of views on Metaverse, IA, Data Act, IP, EUROLAT

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Deutsche Telekom and

30 Jun 2022 · Joint exchange of views on the Data Act

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament) and OVH Groupe

18 May 2022 · Politique de concurrence

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

17 May 2022 · Update on Telecom industry issues

Meeting with Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

21 Apr 2022 · developments in telecom markets

Meeting with Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and MedTech Europe

20 Apr 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

8 Apr 2022 · Endorsing the Joint statement on Roaming and International calls between EU and Ukraine

Meeting with Maria Inmaculada Lopez Martinez (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles), Pelayo Castro (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

15 Mar 2022 · European digital policy

Meeting with Josianne Cutajar (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Connect Europe

9 Feb 2022 · Digital Decade Policy Programme

Meeting with Ana Gallego (Director-General Justice and Consumers)

12 Jan 2022 · e-evidence, e-privacy, Data Act and data retention

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jan 2022 · Deployment of 5G in Spanish rural regions and Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Despina Spanou (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas)

23 Sept 2021 · current security union issues

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

23 Sept 2021 · Contribution of telecoms to the Digital Decade

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

23 Sept 2021 · Issues within the competition portfolio

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

22 Sept 2021 · - EU Industrial Strategy and the acceleration of the digital transition - Industrial Policy vs Competition Policy and sectoral regulation

Meeting with Monika Maglione (Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson)

14 Sept 2021 · Emerging challenges for telecommunication providers

Response to Data Act (including the review of the Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases)

24 Jun 2021

Please read Telefonica's comments in the attachment. Thank you.
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Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

8 Jun 2021 · Next Digital Decade: connectivity targets Virtual meeting

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

4 Jun 2021 · 5G deployment

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

31 May 2021 · 5G deployment to meet the targets of the Digital Decade

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Anne Funch Jensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Yizhou Ren (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

27 May 2021 · Public funding for 5G in rural areas in Spain / Cybersecurity

Response to Initiative for reviewing and prolonging the “Roaming Regulation”

4 May 2021

Telefónica welcomes the opportunity to comment on the EC’s adopted act on the review and prolongation of the roaming regulation. Due to the format limitations for the feedback, more information is provided in the attachment. The reduction of more than 20% of the price caps is clearly disruptive, particularly under the current circumstances. The effect of the COVID crisis on traffic patterns and the challenging requirements for investment in 5G rollout are not considered when fixing the reduction of the caps. As the main background work was carried out before the COVID crisis, its effects could not be considered in the legislative proposal, so there is no way to maintain the conclusions that were drawn before the crisis. This is particularly relevant regarding the wholesale caps that were based on exponential traffic growth expectations not materialized and far from being achieved. The transition from 4G to 5G is not adequately taken into consideration either. The caps are particularly too tight to provide the necessary flexibility and will limit M2M/IoT pricing schemes as the differential attributes of 5G networks could not be considered Obligations on QoS introduce market distortions and regulatory uncertainty. Telefónica considers that the obligations introduced in the proposal go beyond the aim of providing more transparency for the customer and of preventing operators from artificially hinder access to all available technologies and could have unintended consequences. In our opinion, the term “QoS” is a broad concept so, in any case, it should be defined as access to a certain technology. Otherwise the wording is open to interpretation, which can create legal uncertainty, as the provision is not referred to the general QoS assurance when roaming, but to the relative QoS compared to the home network. Nevertheless, Telefónica considers that QoS/access to a certain technology is an important element of competition, to which customers respond both at retail and wholesale level. Operators select on which networks in each country to place the largest parts of their traffic volumes, in order to (i) run an efficient operation that delivers a quality-price ratio consistent with their competitive strategy and (ii) differentiate at retail level, which is an important motivation to innovate. This competitive dynamic is working properly and there is no apparent reason for it to be regulated. A more structural solution is needed to address the issues related to VAS. Despite the VAS numbering database could be a step forward, the proposal lacks specific measures and improvements aiming to limit fraud for this type of services. Accordingly, roaming providers shall have the option to provide their customers access to VAS while roaming on an opt-in basis. In terms of transparency, a central solution such as a website from BEREC or the EU Commission would be advisable. The 112 service is working well for voice and call localisation when end-users are roaming. Telefónica considers that provisions included are not sufficiently concrete (“different possibilities to access emergency services” and “alternative means”) and may lead to an overload of welcome-SMS. It is important to note that the organization of emergency services is a responsibility of Member States and accordingly it should be guaranteed that the roaming Regulation will not transfer this responsibility of organizing PSAPs to telecom operators. The current flexibility in M2M services is still needed. Telefónica believes that the current regulation allows operators to put in place commercial roaming agreements and negotiate alternative price schemes that are better suited to M2M. This flexibility should be preserved in order to allow M2M systems to become mature and achieve a significant customer base. The same applies to the conditions that according to Article 3 can be included in reference offers in order to prevent permanent roaming or abusive use of wholesale access.
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Response to Europe’s digital decade: 2030 digital targets

9 Mar 2021

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Please find attached Telefonica's response to DG CONNECT's Roadmap on the "Communication on a Europe's digital decade: 2030 digital targets". We remain at your disposal, should you require any additional information. Yours sincerely,
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

2 Feb 2021 · Future of telecom industry

Response to Revision of the Communication on important projects of common European interest

21 Dec 2020

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Please find attached Telefonica's feedback on the Revision of Communication on important projects of common European interest. Yours sincerely,
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

16 Dec 2020 · Roundtable - Cloud Alliance

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

9 Dec 2020 · Digital agenda, digital bill of rights

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

24 Nov 2020 · Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act

Meeting with Maria Inmaculada Lopez Martinez (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

19 Oct 2020 · Webex meeting to discuss possible implications of the Brexit negotiations on Telefonica

Response to Voice call termination rates in the EU (Eurorates)

21 Sept 2020

Telefónica welcomes the European Commission’s objective of achieving a full harmonisation of fixed termination rates (FTRs) and mobile termination rates (MTRs) which will enhance the development of the internal market. Nevertheless, given that the sector has shown strong deflationary tendencies and that National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) have been regulating termination rates according to a BU-LRIC model, the path for full harmonisation should be done in the most prudent manner. Telefonica’s position is developed in the attached document.
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Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Liberty Global Corporate B.V.

29 May 2020 · Telefonica Liberty Gobal agreement (virtual)

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)

11 May 2020 · Telecoms market developments

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

13 Mar 2020 · Digital aspects of the Green Deal

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

4 Feb 2020 · European Digital Leadership and Green Deal

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

22 Jan 2020 · External Digital Connectivity

Meeting with Nereo Penalver Garcia (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

22 Jan 2020 · European digital policy

Meeting with Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

22 Jan 2020 · Digital agenda

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

3 Dec 2019 · spectrum, 5G deployment

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and Deutsche Telekom and

2 Dec 2019 · Meeting with CEOs in the Telecom sector

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union) and

5 Sept 2019 · Future funding of Media platforms

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

2 Jul 2019 · EU Digital policy

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)

1 Jul 2019 · Latest developments in the field of Digital EU policy

Meeting with Christos Stylianides (Commissioner) and

19 Jun 2019 · Discussion on private sector engagement and education in emergencies

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Jun 2019 · Market evolution in Germany

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

25 Mar 2019 · Data Portability

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Vodafone Belgium SA and

26 Feb 2019 · Dialogue on industry's possibilities/opportunities in European industry leadership

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

15 Jan 2019 · Digital Agenda and Circular Economy

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

15 Oct 2018 · Better regulation and the future of telecom and digital policy for the EU

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

19 Sept 2018 · e-privacy

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

17 Sept 2018 · ePrivacy, P2B Regulation, DEP, Telefonica Digital manifest

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

10 Jul 2018 · Electronic Communications Code and pending files in DSM strategy, particularly ePrivacy and P2B Regulation

Meeting with Lora Borissova (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

10 Jul 2018 · Electronic Communications Code, ePrivacy and P2B Regulation

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

26 Feb 2018 · Code, ePrivacy, Net neutrality

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

23 Feb 2018 · e-Privacy/Fundamental Rights to Privacy and data protection

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

5 Dec 2017 · DSM

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner)

5 Dec 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)

4 Dec 2017 · White paper for the future of the EU. Explanation of the scenarios under consideration and how it could affect to the EU policies

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

20 Nov 2017 · E-privacy, GDPR

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

19 Oct 2017 · ePrivacy Regulation

Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

5 Oct 2017 · Presentation of ProFuturo project -schools digitalisation in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

28 Sept 2017 · telecommunications

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

8 Mar 2017 · EU negotiations with Mercosur

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

7 Mar 2017 · Roaming, telecom review and e-privacy

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

27 Feb 2017 · 5G, roaming, spectrum, investment consolidation

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

30 Nov 2016 · ePrivacy Review

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

17 Nov 2016 · Roaming, telecom review

Meeting with Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

8 Nov 2016 · Digital package- negotiation of the Council and European Parliament

Meeting with Martin Übelhör (Digital Economy) and Connect Europe

8 Nov 2016 · ePrivacy directive

Meeting with Jakub Cebula (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

1 Nov 2016 · Discussions on mission to Buenos Aires

Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and

26 Sept 2016 · Discussion on their initiative ProFuturo, to promote quality, equitable education for children and young people from the most disadvantaged groups by providing digital tools

Meeting with Julie Fionda (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

9 Sept 2016 · Youth unemployment

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Vodafone Belgium SA and Deutsche Telekom

8 Jun 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

7 Jun 2016 · copyright

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

3 May 2016 · New leadership at Telefónica; Ten proposals to build a stronger Digital Europe document

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

15 Mar 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

8 Mar 2016 · telecom review

Meeting with Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

8 Mar 2016 · EFSI

Meeting with Martin Selmayr (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker), Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and

25 Feb 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

24 Feb 2016 · Mercosur

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

23 Feb 2016 · DSM Strategy, investments, digitalisation of industry

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Vodafone Belgium SA and

22 Feb 2016 · Telco policies

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

22 Feb 2016 · DSM and review of the telecom regulatory framework

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

28 Jan 2016 · telco policies

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Orange and Atos SE (France)

20 Jan 2016 · Fiware core industry

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy) and Orange

15 Jan 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

7 Dec 2015 · Corporate tax issues: CBCR, tax rulings and CCCTB

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

20 Nov 2015 · Telefonica

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Google and

20 Nov 2015 · Digital transformation of the European industry

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

3 Nov 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and

22 Oct 2015 · DSM + telecom review

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

14 Oct 2015 · Digital trade

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

6 Oct 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Julie Fionda (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

5 Oct 2015 · Digital skills, apprenticeships

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

24 Sept 2015 · Presentation of Sustainability strategy of Telefonica

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

24 Sept 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

24 Sept 2015 · Teco review, connectivity

Meeting with Alfredo Sousa De Jesus (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

16 Sept 2015 · Research & DSM

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

1 Sept 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

24 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and Vodafone Belgium SA and

1 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

18 Jun 2015 · Protection privacy of EU citizens

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

21 May 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Vodafone Belgium SA and

18 May 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

12 May 2015 · EU Telecom Market

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

27 Mar 2015 · Data protection reform

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Vodafone Belgium SA and

3 Mar 2015 · DSM, TSM

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Vodafone Belgium SA and

2 Mar 2015 · TSM

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and Deutsche Telekom and Orange

2 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

2 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market, Telecom Single Market, investments

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

26 Jan 2015 · Telecoms in Latin America

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

4 Dec 2014 · Telecom issues

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

3 Dec 2014 · Telecoms Single Market proposal

Meeting with Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

2 Dec 2014 · Investments and innovations in the digital sector