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After a long stretch at a respectable but imperfect four-star rank, enough top-performing CAPS members have recently turned bullish on international telecom Telefonica
Telecom services giant Telefonica serves multiple markets in countries such as Brazil, Germany, Mexico, and the U.K. Despite a gloomy global economy, it grew its total customer accesses by 7.6% in the first half, thanks to growth in wireless, broadband, and pay TV. Wireless accesses alone exceeded 200 million at the end of the first half of the year.
In the second quarter, Telefonica pulled in 2.7 million net new wireless customers. To demonstrate its global scale note that U.S. rival AT&T
Its U.K. wireless operation faces competition from rivals such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telecom, but growth opportunities still abound in Latin America, China, and other emerging markets. Strong demand for the Apple
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