Public Policy Blog

Last week Telefónica UK unveiled an ambitious new three year sustainability plan which promises to stimulate social and environmental advancement by delivering up to 4 million tonnes of carbon savings and equipping one million young people with vital skills. So what’s the plan all about? The plan sets out, through three key goals and 40 individual commitments, [...]

Each year, in February, the month of carnavals, we also celebrate the International Safe Internet Day, this year under the motto: Connecting Generations. The ultimate goal of this event is to raise awareness about the importance of promoting the safe and responsible use of the Internet, especially by children and adolescents. The theme chosen this [...]

I honestly have been surprised at the tone of a number of press articles referring to Ofcom’s decision to delay the 4G spectrum auction. There were inaccurate reports about what the delay might cost the UK economy, who was to blame for this delay and that some operators had somehow negotiated special ‘back room’ deals [...]

Let’s see how ‘The World’s Most Admired Companies’ is structured. On one hand, Fortune has created a sector ranking with 57 different industries. To create this 57 industry list, executives, directors and analysts of 673 companies from 32 countries were asked to rate companies in their own industry on nine criteria: Innovation, People management, Use [...]

Today, from 8.45 am to 13.00 pm, there is a conference organised by our operating business in UK related to children and how to best protect them online.
To this purpose, O2 UK has invited different stakeholders and policymakers closely involved on privacy and protection online for children.
You can follow the discussions and debate online!

Telefónica’s expert on child protection, María José Cantarino, from the Corporate Responsability department, speaks about the Safer Internet Day and what Telefónica does for a safer internet.