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</ref> It was subsequently acquired by [[NTL:Telewest|NTL]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Cambridge Cable Limited was founded in 1988, by three Cambridge businessmen, as a cable television and communications company. In June 1989 the company was awarded the cable television franchise for the city of Cambridge and the surrounding area, and in July 1990 was granted licence by the [[Department_of_Trade_and_Industry|DTI]] to operate a public telecommunications service and distribute television channels via its underground cable network. Cambridge Cable's inaugural service commenced in July 1991 with a cable television service; the company's public telephone service launched in September 1992. |
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The company was founded in 1988 and by 1996 was fully owned by [[Comcast]].<ref> |
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The company gained financial and operational backing from [[Comcast Corporation]], a major cable television network operator in the United States, and [[Singapore Telecom]], the public telecommunications operator in Singapore; by 1996 was fully owned by [[Comcast]].<ref> |
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</ref> The company, with its backing from Comcast, purchased Stort Valley Cable Limited and was awarded the franchise for Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth in November 1992; services were provided under the name of Anglia Cable Communications. |
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Late 1993 saw services started in the company's East Coast Cable franchise with subscribers in Colchester added first; network build throughout Colchester, then Ipswich and, later, Felixstowe followed. |
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| ⚫ | In 1999, the Cambridge Cable Group, as it by then had become known, became part of a growing [[NTL:Telewest#NTL_.281993.E2.80.932006.29|NTL's]] portfolio, having operated franchises under the names '''Cambridge Cable''', '''Anglia Cable''', '''East Coast Cable''' and '''Southern East Anglia Cable'''.<ref> |
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[[File:Cambridge cable ltd franchise map 1997.png|thumb|none|280px|alt=Franchise map showing areas served by Anglia Cable, Southern East Anglia Cable, Cambridge Cable and East Coast Cable|Franchise map (dated 1997)]] |
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The company and its network is now part of [[Virgin Media]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 10:49, 20 June 2011
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | Cambridge, UK (May 20, 1988) |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | NTL |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Area served | Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Forest Heath, Uttlesford, North Hertfordshire |
| Services | Digital television |
| Website | camcable |
Cambridge Cable Ltd. was a limited company engaged in the provision of early video on demand. It provided cable infrastructure in the UK as part of the Cambridge Digital Interactive Television Trial (Cambridge iTV trial/Cambridge Cable Project).[1]
History
Cambridge Cable Limited was founded in 1988, by three Cambridge businessmen, as a cable television and communications company. In June 1989 the company was awarded the cable television franchise for the city of Cambridge and the surrounding area, and in July 1990 was granted licence by the DTI to operate a public telecommunications service and distribute television channels via its underground cable network. Cambridge Cable's inaugural service commenced in July 1991 with a cable television service; the company's public telephone service launched in September 1992. The company gained financial and operational backing from Comcast Corporation, a major cable television network operator in the United States, and Singapore Telecom, the public telecommunications operator in Singapore; by 1996 was fully owned by Comcast.[2] The company, with its backing from Comcast, purchased Stort Valley Cable Limited and was awarded the franchise for Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth in November 1992; services were provided under the name of Anglia Cable Communications.
Late 1993 saw services started in the company's East Coast Cable franchise with subscribers in Colchester added first; network build throughout Colchester, then Ipswich and, later, Felixstowe followed.
In 1999, the Cambridge Cable Group, as it by then had become known, became part of a growing NTL's portfolio, having operated franchises under the names Cambridge Cable, Anglia Cable, East Coast Cable and Southern East Anglia Cable.[3] [citation needed]
The company and its network is now part of Virgin Media.
See also
References
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Wallis, Anna (1995-11). "Cambridge Corners the Future in Networking". TUANZ TOPICS. TUANZ. Archived from the original on 1999-10-01. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
[...]Cambridge Cable is the cable provider.
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"About the Group". Cambridge Cable. Archived from the original on 1996-10-31. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
Comcast Corporation [...] currently holds a 100% ownership interest in Cambridge Cable Holdings.
- ^ "Enquiries". Cambridge Cable. Archived from the original on 1997-01-28. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
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