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2016 Integrated Report

In 2016, we managed to keep our promises: the Company’s results consolidated a change in trends and Telefónica has now embarked on a cycle of sustainable growth.

We increased our contribution to GDP up to 0.6% in the countries in which we are present, generating over a million jobs, while at the same time boosting the proportion of renewable energy consumption, already reaching close to 44%.

In 2016, we invested almost 6.6 billion euros in R&D+I, positioning us as the fourth Telco in the world for R&D. We have 9 innovation centres and a portfolio of 577 patents