1. How important was the EU’s directive eliminating national telecommunications monopolies by 1998 in shaping Telefonica strategy? what would the company look like today if spain were not a member of the EU?
2. How important were cultural ties in determening Telefonica success in latin america?
3. Why did telefonica initially choose to enter the Czech market rather than the french or german markets?
4. Considering telefonica’s large and persistent share of the spanish telecommunications market, how successful has the eu’s directive been in promoting competition within the European telecommunication industry?
5. Minority investors in Telefonica south american subsidieries are unhappy with the parent corporation. Suppose you are the senior manager at the parent corporation. How would u handle the problem of the minority investors? what would you recommend the CEO should be done about the minority of investors?