Tele2 UK Services
History
History
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On 7 July 2000, Browntrees Limited was incorporated with [Companies House](/wiki/Companies_House "Companies House") in the United Kingdom. A month later, on 8 August, it was renamed to Alpha Telecom Communications Limited. Alpha Telecom was acquired by multinational telecommunications company [Tele2](/wiki/Tele2 "Tele2") in 2003, and begun marketing its services under the Tele2 brand by the end of the same year.[Tele2 Sells its UK and Ireland Operations to the Carphone Warehouse Group PLC., 19 December 2005](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139898842.html)

In December 2005, it was announced that Tele2 had pulled out from the British \& Irish markets after selling its Tele2 UK subsidiary to [Carphone Warehouse](/wiki/Carphone_Warehouse "Carphone Warehouse") for £8\.5 million. Following the completion of the acquisition, Tele2UK was integrated into Carphone Warehouse's [TalkTalk](/wiki/TalkTalk_Group "TalkTalk Group") brand. At the time of the acquisition, the company had 188,000 customers in the UK and 36,000 in the Republic of Ireland.


What kind of market share did Tele2UK have in the British & Irish markets at the time of sale?