{"id":140877,"date":"2021-10-05T23:34:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=140877"},"modified":"2021-10-05T23:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:34:28","slug":"telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Telefonica mulls selling stake in its Spanish fibre network &#8211; source"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: The logo of Spanish Telecom company Telefonica is seen at its headquarters in Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2021. REUTERS\/Sergio Perez\/File Photo<\/figcaption><p>MADRID (Reuters) &#8211; Spanish mobile and broadband operator Telefonica is considering selling a minority stake in its extensive Spanish fibre network following interest from the market, a source with knowledge of the sector told Reuters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The overall value of the vast infrastructure asset has been estimated at 15 billion euros ($17.4 billion), according to news outlet Bloomberg which first reported the potential divestment option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe market is interested, there\u2019s loads of interest from funds for a 15%-35% stake,\u201d the source within the sector said, noting that there were between five and 10 more serious contenders. \u201cThey keep the stake for a few years and are asking for 7%-8% return on investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>European telcos have been casting around for ways to reduce their debt and generate cash following years of high costs and dwindling margins, particularly in Spain where telecom firms struggle in a hypercompetitive, fragmented and low-cost climate.<\/p>\n<p>Telefonica declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>($1 = 0.8625 euros)<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/telefonica-spain\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source-idUSKBN2GV2CO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: The logo of Spanish Telecom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":140876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23054],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Telefonica mulls selling stake in its Spanish fibre network - source - Pre Coin News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Telefonica mulls selling stake in its Spanish fibre network - source - Pre Coin News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FILE PHOTO: The logo of Spanish Telecom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pre Coin News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-05T23:34:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-Spanish-fibre-network-source.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/\",\"name\":\"Telefonica mulls selling stake in its Spanish fibre network - source - Pre Coin News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-05T23:34:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-05T23:34:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0e9920e03d3b41c7ad02a18375d76a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/telefonica-mulls-selling-stake-in-its-spanish-fibre-network-source\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Markets\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/category\/markets\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Telefonica mulls selling stake in its Spanish fibre network &#8211; 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