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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ISIN | CZ0009093209 |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2006 (merger of Český Telecom & Eurotel) |
| Headquarters | Michle, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Products | Voice, Internet access, Mobile communications services & related goods, ICT |
| Revenue |  Kč 37.996 billion (2018) |
 Kč 7.108 billion (2018) | |
| Kč 5.366 billion (2018) | |
| Total assets | Kč 36.13 billion (end 2018)[1] |
| Total equity | Kč 15.225 billion (end 2018) [1] |
| Owner | PPF (branding licensed from Telefónica) |
Number of employees | 5,381 (end 2018)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | O2 Slovakia; Telefónica Business Solutions; Czech Telecom Austria GmbH; Czech Telecom Germany GmbH |
| Website | www |
O2 Czech Republic (operating under the O2 brand) is a major integrated operator in the Czech Republic. It is now operating more than six million lines, both fixed and mobile, making it one of the Czech Republic's largest providers of fully converged services. O2 Czech Republic operates a fixed and mobile network including a 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data), UMTS and EDGE, enabling voice, data and video transmission. O2 Czech Republic is also a provider of ICT services.
Previously two companies, fixed-line operator Český Telecom and mobile operator Eurotel, it was acquired by the Spanish company Telefónica in 2005 and merged into a single legal entity and given its present name on 1 July 2006.
In 2013 it was announced that Telefónica would sell its stake in the company to PPF and the company would continue to use the O2 brand for a maximum of four years.[2] In August 2017 the brand license agreement was extended to 2022, with a 5 year extension to 2027 available.[3]
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
- ^ Telefónica Agrees the Sale of Telefónica Czech Republic to PPF for 2,467 mln euros Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "O2 Czech Republic, a. s. - General Presentation" (PDF). O2. August 2017.