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Atlantic Telecom, the operator of business networks in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, has put itself up for sale. 10-Sep-2001 Atlantic Telecom is to shed up to 300 jobs at sites in Glasgow and Aberdeen, and talks are taking place to sell its residential telecoms operation in order to focus on business customers. 06-Jun-2001 Atlantic Telecom is selling its French operations to Inmetex for undisclosed terms, in order to avoid the cost of setting up DSL internet access in France. 30-Mar-2001 Atlantic Telecom is to shed 350 jobs at sites in London, Manchester and Aberdeen, as part of a strategy to reduce its residential business and cut costs by £30m a year. 23-Jan-2001 Atlantic Telecom and Kingston Communications are considering plans to combine their network infrastructure to reduce the cost of launching DSL high speed internet access services. 13-Nov-2000 Atlantic Telecom has announced a deal to provide a fixed-line telecoms service to Vodafone's small business customers, and the service will be rolled out nationwide in January. 20-Oct-2000 Atlantic Telecom is acquiring a 65% stake in Telepartner Plus for £9m, in order to expand its broadband internet and telephony services into the Netherlands. 27-Sep-2000 Atlantic Telecom is to invest £120m in the expansion of its network in the UK and Germany this year, and is looking to win wireless access licences in France through its alliance with Skyline. 14-Jun-2000 Atlantic Telecom has announced plans for a new call centre in Manchester, which will create 100 jobs. 12-May-2000 Atlantic Telecom is to acquire First Telecom for £520m, and plans to spend £100m expanding First Telecom's DSL network in Germany. 28-Apr-2000 Atlantic Telecom is planning to sponsor Manchester's 2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of £8m, in order to supply all radio and telephone communications as well as internet coverage throughout the world. 14-Apr-2000 Atlantic Telecom has been granted use of two fibre optic cables in Marconi's nationwide network that will enable it to service most urban centres by the end of next year, and the expansion is being funded by a £94m share issue. 13-Nov-1999 Atlantic Telecom of Aberdeen is seeking sources of funding to expand its network into England, and expects to start setting up a network in Manchester early next year. 08-Oct-1999 Atlantic Telecom is seeking £100m of debt finance in order to fund the expansion of its fixed radio access service in England. 16-Jul-1999 Atlantic Telecom is to launch an integrated fixed and mobile service, having signed an agreement with Cellular Options to use the Cellnet network. 07-Apr-1999 Atlantic Telecom has launched its first fully digital fixed radio access telecoms service in Edinburgh, to add to existing operations in Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow. 30-Mar-1999 Atlantic Telecom has been awarded five new regional licences by the Radiocommunications Agency to provide radio-based telephone services. 25-Feb-1999 Atlantic Telecom is planning to offer high-speed internet access in July, using a new generation of wireless technology developed by RDC Communications of Israel. 16-Feb-1999 Atlantic Telecom is planning to raise up to £110m in a share placing and debt facility in order to finance the completion of its telecoms networks in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee. 17-Jul-1998 Atlantic Telecom is planning to raise £95m through a eurobond to fund the completion of its fixed radio access networks in Scotland and upgrade its Aberdeen cable TV network. 21-Feb-1998 CDA Media has bought Broadcast Satellite Television, the narrow band cable TV company, from Atlantic Telecom for £400,000. 31-Jul-1997 Atlantic Telecom is preparing a share placing in order to raise £23m for the funding of a fixed radio access telephony business in Glasgow. 05-Oct-1996
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