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Industry | Cable television, cable internet and fixed-line cable telephone services |
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Founded | 27 September 1992 |
Fate | Rebranded to Virgin Media |
Successor | Virgin Media |
Headquarters | Corporate: New York City, US Operational: Hook, Hampshire, UK |
Key people | James Mooney, Chairman Stephen Burch, Chief Executive Jacques Kerrest Chief Financial Officer |
Products | Cable television Broadband Telephone Mobile phone |
Revenue | $6.10 billion (2005) |
Number of employees | 22,500 (2005) |
Website | (Via Wayback Machine) ntl.com |
NTL Incorporated, branded as ntl:, was a United States-listed British company founded in 1992, which provided cable television, cable internet and fixed-line cable telephone services. While NTL had its headquarters in New York City, the company's activities focused heavily on the United Kingdom, with operational headquarters in Hook, Hampshire.
NTL became the dominant cable operator in the United Kingdom, controlling more than 90% of the market.[citation needed] In 2005 residential services generated 78% of NTL's revenue, and business services 22%.
In March 2006, NTL merged with fellow cable telecom company Telewest, and created 'NTL:Telewest', which then also merged with Virgin Mobile UK and Virgin.net in June 2006, creating the UK's first "quadruple play" telecom provider, offering television, internet, landline phone and mobile phone services. In February 2007, NTL:Telewest was rebranded as Virgin Media.