Telecom Éireann
Irish telecommunications company active from 1983 to 1999 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Telecom Éireann (Irish pronunciation: [ˈtʲɛlʲəkəmˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; meaning "Telecommunications of Ireland") was an Irish state-owned telecommunications company that operated from 1983 to 1999. Prior to then a telephone and postal service was provided by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (known as "P and T" or "P⁊T" in Gaelic script), as part of the civil service. Telecom Éireann was established by the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983; its full formal title was "Bord Telecom Éireann or, in the English language, The Irish Telecommunications Board".[nb 1] "Telecom Éireann" may be translated as "Telecom of Ireland". In 1999, the company was privatised and renamed as eircom.
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Company type | State owned company |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) |
Defunct | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) |
Fate | Privatised |
Successor | eircom |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Ireland |
Products | Landline, Analog and digital cable (Cable television, Cable radio, Cable Internet, Cable telephony) |
Revenue | IR£788 million 1993 |
Number of employees | 13,100 |
Divisions | Eircell |