Telegate
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| Type | Aktiengesellschaft (Xetra: TGT) |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1996 in Munich, Germany |
| Headquarters | Martinsried, Germany |
| Key people | Andreas Albath, CEO |
| Products | Directory assistance |
| Website | www.telegate.com |
Telegate (FWB: TGT) is a communications company based in Martinsried, Germany, providing directory assistance services to callers in Germany, Spain, and Italy.
Telegate was founded in August 1996 and began offering services in Germany in December of the same year, initially through the number 01199, and later through the number 11880.
Besides providing services in Germany, Italy and Spain, Telegate was formerly a provider of directory assistance service in the United Kingdom and the United States. Telegate's UK operation, was sold to Croftacre Holdings Ltd in September 2004,[1][2] originally named 118866 Ltd. and later operating as RingTrue Solutions before winding-up in 2008.[3] Telegate entered the US market in 2000 through its purchase of CFW Information Services, formerly a subsidiary of CFW Communications. Telegate closed the former CFW call centers in 2001 and 2002,[4] before withdrawing from the US market entirely.[5]
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- ^ "Acquisitions and Disposals". Seat Pagine Gialle. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/62BlOLQ36. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "telegate announces sale of UK-subsidiary 11 88 66 Ltd" (Press release). Telegate AG. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/62Bnpkdif. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Notice: 1009679 (Issue: 59294)". The London Gazette: p. 22611. 2009-12-31. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59294/notices/1009679. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Houff, Drew (May 7, 2002). "Telegate USA Now Will Close Winchester Office in June". The Winchester Star. Archived from the original on 2007-05-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20070531194310/http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/020507/Business_telegate.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ Telegate corporate history
[edit] Further reading
- Richardson, Tim (2003-11-24). "118 866 behind Thus' DQ flop". The Register. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/62BNm4KRy. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- Chandiramani, Ravi (2002-12-19). "Telegate unveils ads personality". Marketing. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/62BkP2RZW. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- "118866 -- New directory enquiries service hits the ground running; telegate's 118866 number is your new one nine two -- Fast, friendly, personalised directory enquiries service is launched; More jobs for Scotland." (Press release). M2 Presswire. 2002-12-09. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-95159506.html. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- "New numbers as directory enquiry opens to newcomers". Call Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/62Bl6AwUv. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- Uhlig, Robert (2002-12-10). "Forget 192 . . . dial 118 for directory confusion". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/62BlhfhNw. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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