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29 Apr 2008 14:17

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S.29 April 2008 Press release Changes in the company Supervisory Board Prague, 29th April 2008 Petr Zatloukal, will with effect from July 24th 2008 resign as a member ofSupervisory Board of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic and will be replaced on thesame date by Mr. Eduardo Zaplana. Telefonica S.A. has appointed Eduardo Zaplana as the company's representativefor Europe. The move comes after Telefonica has strengthened its footprint inEurope with the acquisitions of O2 and the former Cesky Telecom, and thepurchase of 10% of the voting stock of Telecom Italia. Mr. Zaplana will sit onthe Board of Telefonica O2 Europe and Supervisory board of Telefonica O2 CzechRepublic. He will report directly to Chairman Cesar Alierta. This appointment isaimed at reinforcing the Telefonica international team. Telefonica has an officein Brussels and operations in the UK, Germany, Ireland, Isle of Man, the CzechRepublic and Slovakia. Eduardo Zaplana (Cartagena, 1956) has a degree in law and was the president ofthe regional government of Valencia from 1995 to 2002. A member of the Spanishparliament and senator, Mr Zaplana was the Spanish Minister for Labour andSocial Affairs and government spokesman in 2003 and 2004. Among other governmentposts, he has been Regional Policy Commissioner for Structure Funds, a Member ofthe Committee of the Regions (CoR) Bureau and First Vice-President of the CoR. Contact for further information:MARTIN ZABKASpokespersontel: + 420 271 463 359e-mail: public.relations.cz@o2.com http://www.cz.o2.com/ About Telefonica O2 Czech Republic Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., is the first integrated operator in theCzech Republic formed on 1 July 2006 by the merger of the leading fixed lineoperator, CESKY TELECOM, a.s., and the strongest mobile operator, Eurotel Praha,spol. s r.o., into a single telecommunications organization. The organization isnow operating more than seven million lines, both fixed and mobile, making itone of the world's leading providers of fully converged services. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voiceand data services in this country. A special attention is paid to theexploitation of the growth potential, in particular the data and Internetbusiness. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic operates the largest fixed and mobilenetwork including a 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data) and UMTS, enablingthe transport of voice, data and video. Furthermore, Telefonica O2 CzechRepublic offers the largest network of WiFi hotspots in the country. About Telefonica O2 Europe Telefonica O2 Europe comprises mobile network operators in the UK, Ireland andSlovakia, along with integrated fixed/mobile businesses in Germany and the CzechRepublic - all of which use 'O2' as their consumer brand. Telefonica O2 Europealso owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businessesin the UK and Germany respectively as well as having 100% ownership of Be, aleading UK fixed broadband provider. In addition, the group includes the Isleof Man fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom. Telefonica O2 Europe, part of the Telefonica group, is headquartered in Slough,UK, and has more than 40 million mobile and fixed customers. About Telefonica Telefonica is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies by marketcapitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on fixed and mobiletelephony, while its broadband business is the key growth driver underpinningboth. It operates in 24 countries and its customer base exceeds 228 million globally.Telefonica's growth strategy is focused on the markets in which it has a strongfoothold: Spain, Europe and Latin America. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange