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.
Statements (29)
| 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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