CENTENARY OF THE TELEPHONE IN VIGO 1889-1989

ENVELOPE WITH GRAPHIC NEGATIVES, PRESS CONFERENCE AND MAILINGS

CÁNDIDO VELÁZQUEZ PRESIDENT OF TELEFÓNICA

Our packet-switched data transmission network (Iberpac) already has more than 55,000 connections and is one of the best in the world

Telefónica has already deployed more than 8,000 km of fibre optics, the first of what will be one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in the world

The investment in network modernisation allows the installation of 475,000 central links with a digitalisation rate of 87%

The quality and quantity of international communications are increased with the international digital centre in Valencia and connections by satellites and submarine cables

At 90 meters high, the Telefónica tower was built between 1926 and 1929 in the likeness of the skyscrapers of New York

`Teclon´, the telephone with large keys and numbers, call warning light and the possibility of very high volume to facilitate its use by people with reduced visual and hearing capacity

Telefónica focuses its interest on improving the quality of service and meeting customer needs

JEREZ FLOODS