Triple

T14376562
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NTL Incorporated E356489 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object International CableTel Inc.
International CableTel Inc. was a telecommunications company that became the foundation for what later evolved into NTL Incorporated, a major UK cable and broadband provider.
 E1095921 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: International CableTel Inc. | Statement: [NTL Incorporated, foundedBy, International CableTel Inc.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: International CableTel Inc.
Context triple: [NTL Incorporated, foundedBy, International CableTel Inc.]
  • A. Opal Telecom
    Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
  • B. Qwest Communications International
    Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.
  • C. Cogent Communications
    Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider specializing in high-speed fiber-optic connectivity and IP transit services for businesses and carriers.
  • D. American Cable Systems
    American Cable Systems was the original cable television company that later evolved into Comcast Corporation, one of the largest media and telecommunications conglomerates in the United States.
  • E. SBC Communications
    SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: International CableTel Inc.
Triple: [NTL Incorporated, foundedBy, International CableTel Inc.]
Generated description
International CableTel Inc. was a telecommunications company that became the foundation for what later evolved into NTL Incorporated, a major UK cable and broadband provider.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: International CableTel Inc.
Target entity description: International CableTel Inc. was a telecommunications company that became the foundation for what later evolved into NTL Incorporated, a major UK cable and broadband provider.
  • A. Opal Telecom
    Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
  • B. Qwest Communications International
    Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.
  • C. Cogent Communications
    Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider specializing in high-speed fiber-optic connectivity and IP transit services for businesses and carriers.
  • D. American Cable Systems
    American Cable Systems was the original cable television company that later evolved into Comcast Corporation, one of the largest media and telecommunications conglomerates in the United States.
  • E. SBC Communications
    SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8279163a081908aec45c0e3f1e02f completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de900949fc81909be0da1734c46645 completed April 14, 2026, 7:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd4c5728fc819089ef3c7c34b10101 completed May 8, 2026, 2:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd4e4bae188190a8d1c5b833d58cd8 completed May 8, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd4f5782b4819081d32dbef032ac61 completed May 8, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:16 a.m.