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Tele2 UK Services

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Tele2 UK Services Limited
Formerly
  • Browntrees Ltd.
  • (2000)
  • Alpha Telecom Communications Ltd.
  • (2000-2005)
Company typeLimited Company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded7 July 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-07)
FounderTele2
Defunct
  • 19 December 2005 (2005-12-19)
  • (as a brand)[1]
  • 13 October 2013 (2013-10-13)
  • (as a legal entity)[2]
FateAcquired by Carphone Warehouse
SuccessorTalkTalk
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
ProductsTelephone company
ParentCarephone 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

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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

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  1. ^ Tran, Mark (19 December 2005). "Carphone Warehouse buys Onetel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "TELE2 UK SERVICES LIMITED overview - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Carphone Warehouse snaps up Onetel". Financial Times. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ Tele2 Sells its UK and Ireland Operations to the Carphone Warehouse Group PLC., 19 December 2005[dead link]
  5. ^ "Centrica sells telecoms arm to Carphone Warehouse". The Independent. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ^ Tran, Mark (19 December 2005). "Carphone Warehouse buys Onetel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  7. ^ Richardson, Tim (19 December 2005). "Carphone swallows Onetel, Tele2". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.