Vodafone Group Plc

BT Group Plc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of communications services. It operates through the following segments: Consumer, Enterprise, Global Services, Openreach, and Other. The Consumer segment offers mobile, broadband, home phone, and television services. The Enterprise segment sells communications and information technology (IT) services to businesses and public sector organizations; and provides network products and services to communications. The Global Services segment includes managed network and IT infrastructure services. The Openreach segment builds and manages the fixed network that connects the homes and businesses. The Other segment refers to the unallocated technology costs and corporate units. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Telefónica is one of the world leaders integrated operator in the telecommunication sector, providing communication, information and entertainment solutions, with presence in Europe and Latin America. It operates in 25 countries. As of September 2012, Telefónica’s total number of customers amounted to 313.8 million. Telefónica has one of the most international profiles in the sector with more than 75% of its business outside its home market and a reference point in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market. The Group stands in eighth position in the sector Telco worldwide in terms of market capitalisation the 1st as an European integrated operator and in fifteenth position in the Eurostoxx 50 ranking, composed of the major companies in Europe (September 30st 2012). Telefónica is a listed company. It has more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its capital traded on the continuous market on the Spanish Stock Exchanges (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those of London, New York, Lima and Buenos Aires. In Latin America, Telefónica gives service to more than 210.1 million customers as of the end of September 2012 becoming the leader operator in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru and has substantial operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. In Europe, on top of the Spanish operations, the Company has operating companies in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia, providing services to more than 102.9 million customers as of the end of September 2012

MTN Group Ltd. engages in the provision of network information technology services. It offers broadband and Internet products and services and converged fixed or mobile products and services. The firm serves local, national and international telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Roodepoort, South Africa.