The DNA has the potential to become a cornerstone of Europes digital and industrial strategy. However, its success fundamentally depends on delivering an effective and investment-oriented spectrum framework. Without substantial improvements ensuring that spectrum provisions are robust, predictable and immediately applicable, the DNA will not meet the needs of the sector, and its overall impact will remain limited.
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Telefonica, S.A.
Company · Spain · EU Transparency Register 52431421-12
14
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
12
legislative files
of 326 tracked
14
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Among the 925 companies & groups on this site, they rank #20 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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6
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2008
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Connect Europe https://connecteurope.org/
- GSMA Europe : https://www.gsma.com/gsmaeurope/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
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- Companies & groups
- Head office
- Madrid, Spain
- EU office
- Brussels
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Their record over time
Telefonica, S.A. filed 14 positions between 29 Apr 2021 and 15 Jun 2026, across 12 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 14 times.
2021 · 1 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 4 filed2026 · 8 filed
What they argued
Telefónicas Position on the Digital Networks Act (DNA): A Call for Bold Reform Telefónica welcomes the European Commissions (EC) initiative to establish the DNA. While supporting the ECs ambition to foster investment, innovation, and competitiveness, Telefónica stresses that only a bold and comprehensive overhaul can address the structural and economic challenges facing the sector.
Telefonica welcomes the European Commissions initiative to review and simplify the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act. Considering the points raised during the Information and technology Reality Check session on 26/09/25, we have the following recommendations: - Simplify technical screening criteria in line with current simplification efforts on other activities.
The European Union faces a strategic crossroads regarding the adoption and development of open-source technologies for cloud services. While open source has become a global driver of innovation, competition, and technological independence, Europe currently plays a limited role in leading major open source projects.
Executive Summary: Telefonica's Position on Geo-blocking Regulation and Audiovisual Services Telefonica welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the Geo-blocking Regulation and Audiovisual Services. As per the information included in our attached position paper, Telefonica emphasizes the importance of excluding audiovisual services from the Geo-blocking Regulation (GBR).
Connect Europe and GSMA Europe’s views on the Revised Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) May 2026 Connect Europe and GSMA Europe1, representing the views of European telecommunications operators in Europe, would like to share, in the following paragraphs, their detailed reactions to the Cybersecurity Package, including the proposal for a revised Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) and amendments to the Network and Information Security…
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Connect Europe and GSMA Europe’s views on the Revised Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) May 2026 Connect Europe and GSMA Europe1, representing the views of European telecommunications operators in Europe, would like to share, in the following paragraphs, their detailed reactions to the Cybersecurity Package, including the proposal for a revised Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) and amendments to the Network and Information Security…
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
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…
TELEFONICA’S POSITION ON THE COMMISSION’S DIGITAL MARKETS ACT (DMA) PROPOSAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Telefónica endorses the objective to promote fair and contestable markets by regulating the activities of platform service providers with significant impact on the Internal Market. We believe that there are a number of ways the effectiveness of the proposal could be improved.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Executive Summary Telefónica responds to the European Commissions Digital Fitness Check, stressing the need to simplify, modernise, and harmonise the EUs digital regulatory framework. The company argues that decades of accumulated and overlapping regulations have created a complex, inconsistent, and burdensome environment, reducing legal certainty and hindering innovation.
Executive Summary Telefónica responds to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the evaluation and potential revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), a cornerstone of EU media regulation last updated in 2018 and complemented by the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) in 2024.
Telefónica Group fully supports the European Unions objective of strengthening the environmental sustainability and energy efficiency of the data centre sector. We share the ambition of advancing a harmonised framework based on transparent and measurable indicators, and we consider this consultation a valuable opportunity to contribute informed and constructive input based on our experience within the data centre…
Dear Sir or Madam: We welcome the European Commission's efforts through this initiative aimed at achieving the objectives of simplification and enhancing the competitiveness of the European Union. As Telefónica Group, we are pleased to submit our feedback to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on Simplifying EU Rules on Direct Taxation (Omnibus) and appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the discussion…
Telefónica welcomes the Commissions work on the EU Action Plan on Online Fraud and stresses that rapidly growing, increasingly sophisticated fraud requires agile, cross sector and cross border cooperation. Telecom operators already deploy advanced technical measures to detect and prevent fraud, but their effectiveness is constrained by fragmented and restrictive regulatory frameworksparticularly the e Privacy…
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