Editing Telefónica (section)

==== Colombia ====
On 18 April 2006, {{Lang|es|Telefónica|italic=no}}'s president Cesar Alierta signed an agreement with the Colombian government to buy 50% and one share of the state-owned communications company, Colombia Telecomunicaciones (TELECOM).<ref>{{cite web |author=12 Octubre 2013. 18:01 |url=https://ellibrepensador.com/cesar-alierta-telefonica-es-el-aliado-ideal-para-el-nuevo-mundo-digital/ |title=César Alierta: Telefónica es el aliado "ideal" |publisher=El Librepensador |access-date=2013-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064913/http://www.ellibrepensador.com/2010/04/08/cesar-alierta-telefonica-es-el-aliado-ideal-para-el-nuevo-mundo-digital/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> With this sale, {{Lang|es|Telefónica|italic=no}} became the largest Colombian land-line operator, and also gained an important presence in the local, long-distance and broadband market. The mobile business is run by {{Lang|es|Telefónica|italic=no}} Móviles through the brand [[Movistar]]. It is unknown what will happen with their previous established subsidiary {{Lang|es|Telefónica|italic=no}} Empresas, being most probable a merger with TELECOM. The company is now known as {{Lang|es|Telefónica|italic=no}} - Telecom.