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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Defunct | February 2007 |
| Fate | Merged with NTL |
| Successor | Virgin Media |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | Cable television Broadband Telephone Mobile phone |
| Website | http://www.telewest.co.uk (archive) |
Telewest (previously Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) was a cable internet, broadband internet, telephone supplier and cable television provider in the United Kingdom. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was also once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
In March 2006, Telewest merged with fellow cable telecom company NTL, and created "NTL:Telewest", which then also merged with Virgin Mobile and Virgin.net in June 2006, creating the United Kingdom'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.