Euskaltel
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Bilbao, Spain |
| Key people | Jose Antonio Ardanza |
| Industry | telecommunications operator |
| Website | www.euskaltel.es |
Euskaltel is a telecommunications company based in the Spanish autonomous community Basque Country, with its headquarters in Derio (near Bilbao). Its name literally translates into English as "Basque-Tel". It was formed by a joint effort of the Basque Government and Basque public saving banks. It has a network of fiber optics under Basque cities, laid in collaboration with the Basque gas company. Its president is José Antonio Ardanza, a former President of the Basque Government for EAJ-PNV. It has agreements with Vodafone to share technology while reserving the Basque market for Euskaltel and the rest of Spain for Amena. It used the small town telco Urnietatel as a test ground. The corporate color is orange.
Euskaltel is the joint lead sponsor of the Basque Country's major professional cycling team, Euskaltel-Euskadi, along with the regional government. The team, one of twenty elite teams making up the UCI ProTour, is a regular participant in the annual Tour de France and Vuelta a España, and has helped launch the careers of many top Basque riders, in particular Samuel Sánchez, Iban Mayo and Haimar Zubeldia.
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Mobile phone companies of Spain | ||
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| movistar | Orange | Vodafone | Yoigo | |||
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators: Euskaltel | Carrefour Móvil | Happy Móvil | Telecor (El Corte Inglés) |
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| Television stations in Spain | ||||
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| Broadcast national networks | ||||
| TVE | Telecinco | Antena 3 | Cuatro | La Sexta | ||||
| Broadcast autonomic networks | ||||
| Televisió de Catalunya | Canal 9 | Euskal Telebista | TVG | ||||
| Digital Terrestrial channels | ||||
| Canal 24 Horas | Teledeporte | Docu TVE | TVE 50 Años | Sony Entertainment Television | ||||
| Satellite and cable platforms | ||||
| Digital+ | ONO | Euskaltel | Mundo-R | ||||
| IPTV (television over ADSL) | ||||
| Imagenio | ||||
| Satellite and cable channels | ||||
| AXN | Calle 13 | CNN+ | Factoría de Ficción | Paramount Comedy | People+Arts | Sci Fi Channel | TL Novelas | Viajar | ||||
