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
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]
References
- Mark Tran. Carphone Warehouse buys Onetel The Guardian, 19 December 2005, retrieved 14 February 2024^
- 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^
- Centrica sells telecoms arm to Carphone Warehouse The Independent, 20 December 2005, retrieved 14 February 2024^
- Mark Tran. Carphone Warehouse buys Onetel The Guardian, 19 December 2005, retrieved 14 February 2024^
- Tim Richardson. Carphone swallows Onetel, Tele2 www.theregister.com, 19 December 2005, retrieved 14 February 2024^