Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Annual Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

José María Álvarez-Pallete López, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Ángel Vilá Boix, Chief Strategy and Finance Officer, of Telefónica, S.A., each certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. the Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

2. the information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Telefónica, S.A.

Date: February 23, 2017

/s/ José María Álvarez-Pallete López 

Name: José María Álvarez-Pallete López 

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

/s/ Ángel Vilá Boix

Name: Ángel Vilá Boix 

Title: Chief Strategy and Finance Officer