Mercury Communications

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Mercury Communications was a British telecommunications company that operated as a major competitor to British Telecom in the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British company
telecommunications company
alsoKnownAs Mercury Communications Ltd NERFINISHED
competitionContext UK telecommunications liberalisation
competitor British Telecom NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance helped introduce competition into the UK fixed-line telephone market
industry telecommunications
marketRole alternative national carrier
marketSegment business customers
residential customers
notableFor being one of the first major competitors to British Telecom in the UK
ownership privately owned
parentCompany Cable & Wireless NERFINISHED
product business telecommunications services
fixed-line telephone services
long-distance telephone services
regulator Oftel NERFINISHED
regulatoryStatus licensed competitor to British Telecom
service corporate network services
data communications
voice telephony
serviceArea United Kingdom NERFINISHED
status defunct
successor Cable & Wireless Communications NERFINISHED
telecomType fixed-line operator
telephoneCodeBranding “132” access code in the UK
timePeriod late 20th century

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Mercury Prize namedAfter Mercury Communications
Mercury Prize sponsor Mercury Communications