MasOrange

MasOrange is a significant telecommunications operator in Spain. Recent news highlights its involvement in several key areas. First, the company, along with Vodafone, has won a legal battle against the Spanish tax agency (Hacienda), resulting in a refund of over 107 million euros due to overpayments of the Impuesto de Actividades Económicas (IAE). Second, MasOrange and Vodafone are competing for a government contract to provide telematic monitoring services for victims of gender violence (Sistema Cometa), after Telefónica withdrew from the bidding process. Finally, although not directly about MasOrange itself, the company's potential role in the broader Spanish technology landscape is evident in the news that Francesc Fajula, formerly of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, is likely to lead the Spanish AI gigafactory project, an initiative aimed at increasing technological sovereignty. These events demonstrate MasOrange's active participation in legal, technological, and strategic developments within Spain.