FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private IssuerPursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April, 2004
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Gran Vía, 2828013 Madrid, Spain
3491-459-3050
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Telefónica, S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Judgment of the Spanish Competition Court |
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TELEFÓNICA, S.A., as provided in article 82 of the Spanish Stock Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores), hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
Telefonica de España, S.A.U., a subsidiary of Telefonica, S.A., has today been notified of the Judgment of April 1st of the Spanish Competition Court (Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia) in proceedings 557/03 ASTEL (the Spanish association of telecommunication services operators), for infringement of Article 6 of the Spanish Competition Law 16/89 (Ley 16/89 de Defensa de la Competencia) and Article 82 of the EC Treaty finding there to have been practices in abuse of a dominant position and imposing on it a fine of 57 million euros.
The Company expresses its intention to lodge a contentious-administrative appeal to the Spanish court "Audiencia Nacional" against this Judgment on the grounds that it deems it contrary to the law and, specifically, to the Competition Law 16/89 and to the Spanish Law on the legal provisions governing public authorities and administrative procedure (Ley 30/92 de Regimen Jurídico de las Administraciones Públicas y Procedimiento Administrativo) amongst others.
Madrid, April 6th, 2004
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Telefónica, S.A. | |||||
Date: |
April 7th, 2004 |
By: |
/s/ Antonio Alonso Ureba |
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Name: |
Antonio Alonso Ureba | ||||
Title: |
General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors |