O2 Czech Republic

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O2 Czech Republic, a.s.

Company type	Public
ISIN	CZ0009093209
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2006; 19 years ago (2006) (merger of Český Telecom & Eurotel)
Headquarters	Michle, Prague, Czech Republic
Products	Voice, Internet access, Mobile communications services & related goods, ICT
Revenue	Kč 37.996 billion (2018)
Operating income	Kč 7.108 billion (2018)
Net income	Kč 5.366 billion (2018)
Total assets	Kč 36.13 billion (end 2018)[1]
Total equity	Kč 15.225 billion (end 2018) [1]
Owner	PPF (branding licensed from Telefónica)
Number of employees	5,381 (end 2018)[1]
Subsidiaries	O2 Slovakia; Telefónica Business Solutions; Czech Telecom Austria GmbH; Czech Telecom Germany GmbH
Website	www.o2.cz

Former Český Telecom logo

Former Eurotel logo

O2 Czech Republic (operating under the O₂ brand) is a major integrated operator in the Czech Republic. It is now operating more than six million lines, both fixed and mobile, making it one of the Czech Republic's largest providers of fully converged services. O2 Czech Republic operates a fixed and mobile network including a 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data), UMTS and EDGE, enabling voice, data and video transmission. O2 Czech Republic is also a provider of ICT services.

Previously two companies, fixed-line operator Český Telecom and mobile operator Eurotel, it was acquired by the Spanish company Telefónica in 2005 and merged into a single legal entity and given its present name on 1 July 2006.

In 2013 it was announced that Telefónica would sell its stake in the company to PPF and the company would continue to use the O₂ brand for a maximum of four years.^[2] In August 2017 the brand license agreement was extended to 2022, with a 5 year extension to 2027 available.^[3]