Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.wind.it |
If a phone rings in Italy, the answer may be ringing in the Wind. As the country's #3 mobile provider (more than 16 million customers) and #2 fixed-line carrier (more than 2 million), Wind Telecomunicazioni provides telecom services throughout the country. The company is also a top ISP, serving nearly 2 million dial-up and broadband subscribers. Wind sells consumer mobile services, as well as phones and accessories, under the WIND brand from more than 4,000 third-party retail locations, and about 270 Wind franchises. Fixed-line voice and Internet services are sold under the Infostrada banner. Chairman Naguib Onsi Naguib Sawiris controls the company through his 88% stake in Weather Investments which owns Wind.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 7,530.8 (2008) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 6,905 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |