Tele2 UK Services
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| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Limited Company |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 7 July 2000 |
| Founder | Tele2 |
| Defunct | |
| Fate | Acquired by Carphone Warehouse |
| Successor | TalkTalk |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Products | Telephone company |
| Parent | Carephone Warehouse |
Tele2 UK Services was the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland based operation of multinational telecommunications company Tele2. It was acquired by Carphone Warehouse for £8.5 million in 2005.[3]
History
[edit]On 7 July 2000, Browntrees Limited was incorporated with Companies House in the United Kingdom. A month later, on 8 August, it was renamed to Alpha Telecom Communications Limited.[2] Alpha Telecom was acquired by multinational telecommunications company Tele2 in 2003, and begun marketing its services under the Tele2 brand by the end of the same year.[4]
In December 2005, it was announced that Tele2 had pulled out from the British & Irish markets after selling its Tele2 UK subsidiary to Carphone Warehouse for £8.5 million. Following the completion of the acquisition, Tele2UK was integrated into Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk brand.[5][6] At the time of the acquisition, the company had 188,000 customers in the UK and 36,000 in the Republic of Ireland.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Tran, Mark (19 December 2005). "Carphone Warehouse buys Onetel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b "TELE2 UK SERVICES LIMITED overview - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Carphone Warehouse snaps up Onetel". Financial Times. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Tele2 Sells its UK and Ireland Operations to the Carphone Warehouse Group PLC., 19 December 2005[dead link]
- ^ "Centrica sells telecoms arm to Carphone Warehouse". The Independent. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Tran, Mark (19 December 2005). "Carphone Warehouse buys Onetel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Tim (19 December 2005). "Carphone swallows Onetel, Tele2". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.