Copel ,the largest company of the State of Paraná, was founded in 1954 with ownership control held by the State of Paraná. The Company went public in April 1994 and, in 1997, it was the first company of electricity sector to be listed at the New York Stock Exchange.The Company directly serves across 395 cities and 1,113 locations in the State of Paraná. The company also provides telecommunication services to corporate clients, including supermarkets, universities, banks, Internet service providers, and television networks, as well as to retail clients,middle schools.