Taking the bull by the horns, Spantel Communications, operating as Spantel 2000, is taking on Spain's incumbent telecommunications operator Telef�nica. Spantel provides alternative discount long-distance phone services, including both prepaid and postpaid services and calling cards, as well as direct access. Its Spansurf subsidiary is a free Internet services provider and Web portal, and unit Spantel T�cnica provides customer-premises equipment and technical support. Though Spantel Communications targets small and midsized businesses as its main customer base, but it also serves consumers and resellers of telecommunications services.