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Gibtelecom is the largest telecommunications provider in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Its headquarters is located on John Mackintosh Square.〔(Gibtele.com - Contact Information )〕 ==History== The first telephones were introduced to Gibraltar in 1886 by a private company which was later taken over by the colonial authorities. Since 1926, the telephone service was operated by the City Council. Upon the approval of the 1969 Constitution and the dissolution of the City Council, the telephone service was transferred to the newly formed Government of Gibraltar. Until 1990, all telephone services were operated by the Gibraltar Government Telephone Department. International circuits were provided by Cable & Wireless, which had been originally founded as the Falmouth, Malta, Gibraltar Telegraph Company in 1869. This later operated as the Eastern Telegraph Company from Mount Pleasant in Gibraltar. However, Cable & Wireless left Gibraltar in 1987.〔(Gibtelecom acaba de lanzar el roaming de prepago con Vodafone ), EDA Press (in Spanish)〕 On 1 January 1988, British Telecom (BT) and the Government of Gibraltar formed a joint venture company called Gibraltar Telecommunications International Ltd (known by its commercial brand Gibtel) to operate Gibraltar's international telecommunications services.〔(BT Archives: 1988 )〕 Gibtel was subsequently granted a licence to offer mobile telephony introducing a GSM900 network. In 1990, the Government decided to privatise its Telephone Department and therefore entered into a joint venture with Nynex of the United States. Gibraltar Nynex Communications Ltd (GNC) became responsible for fixed-line telephony. GNC was the first acquisition of Nynex outside the Americas.〔(Interview with Mr. Tim Bristow (2005) )〕 In 1997, GNC, through its wholly owned subsidiary, GNC Networks, commenced Internet services. GNC Networks was later renamed GibConnect. ADSL services were introduced in 2002. In 2001, BT sold its 50% stake in Gibtel to GNC. Both companies subsequently merged to form Gibtelecom, a joint venture between the Government of Gibraltar and Nynex's successor company, Verizon. The name Gibtelecom begun to be used in July 2002, and as of 1 October 2003 this name was formally adopted by the company (which up until then was still Gibraltar Nynex Communications).〔(Abridged Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2008 )〕 In April 2007, Verizon sold its shares to Telekom Slovenije〔 which is the incumbent part-State owned telecommunications operator in Slovenia and is quoted on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.〔 Telekom Slovenije paid €36.7m for Verizon's 50 per cent stake in Gibtelecom. In 2009, the Government of Gibraltar announced it may sell its stake in Gibtelecom.〔 However, as at October 2010, no decision has been made. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gibtelecom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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