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GO p.l.c. is a Maltese integrated
/ref> Maltacom was created in 1997 as a
In 1999, a second mobile communications licence was issued to Mobisle Communications Limited, a subsidiary of Maltacom p.l.c. on the condition that the parent company divest itself of its 20% share holding in Vodafone Malta within six months of Mobisle's launch. In late 2000, Mobisle launched a
/ref> In February 2007, Maltacom Group acquired Multiplus and became the sole shareholder of the company. With the acquisition of Multiplus, Maltacom Group became Malta’s only quadruple-play telecoms organisation in Malta. On June 12, 2007, Maltacom Group was rebranded as GO. It signified the merger of the four brands: Maltacom, maltaNET (an
telecommunications company
A telephone company, also known as a telco, telephone service provider, or telecommunications operator, is a kind of communications service provider (CSP), more precisely a telecommunications service provider (TSP), that provides telecommunicat ...
. It is a quadruple play In telecommunications, quadruple play or quad play is a marketing term combining the triple play service of broadband Internet access, television and telephone with wireless service provisions. This service set is also sometimes referred to as "The ...
provider that offers local and long distance telephone services, wireless services, digital terrestrial television
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, DSL
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and Fiber to the home
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internet access. GO is based in Marsa, Malta
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History
An underseatelegraph
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cable from Malta was first laid to Sicily
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in 1857 and to Egypt
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in 1868 by various operations which came to be consolidated in 1928 into one company which was renamed Cable & Wireless in 1934. The Telemalta Corporation Act of 1974 created Telemalta, which was given monopoly
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rights as both the operator and regulator of all telecommunications services.Malta Communications Authority: History of Telecommunications in Malta/ref> Maltacom was created in 1997 as a
public limited company
A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It is a limited liability company whose shares may be fre ...
and assumed the assets of Telemalta. The Government of Malta
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
retained a 60% stake in Maltacom and sold 40% to the general public by 1998.
In 1999, a second mobile communications licence was issued to Mobisle Communications Limited, a subsidiary of Maltacom p.l.c. on the condition that the parent company divest itself of its 20% share holding in Vodafone Malta within six months of Mobisle's launch. In late 2000, Mobisle launched a GSM
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation ( 2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such ...
network branded as GO Mobile. In May 2006, the Government of Malta sold its 60% stake in Maltacom to the Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding ( ar, دبي القابضة) is Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's personal investment portfolio, which owns 99.67% of the capital.
It is a global investment holding company. Mohamed al Gergawi built the portfo ...
subsidy TECOM Investments.AME Info: TECOM Investments and Dubai Investment Group acquire Maltacom/ref> In February 2007, Maltacom Group acquired Multiplus and became the sole shareholder of the company. With the acquisition of Multiplus, Maltacom Group became Malta’s only quadruple-play telecoms organisation in Malta. On June 12, 2007, Maltacom Group was rebranded as GO. It signified the merger of the four brands: Maltacom, maltaNET (an
ISP
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. ISPs can be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise private ...
), Multiplus (a DTTV
Digital terrestrial television (DTTV or DTT, or DTTB with "broadcasting") is a technology for terrestrial television in which land-based (terrestrial) television stations broadcast television content by radio waves to televisions in consumers' ...
provider) and GO Mobile.
In January 2008, GO substantially boosted fibre-optic capacity to Malta when it lit a second subterranean fibre cable connecting to Mazara, Italy.
As a quadruple-play telecoms organisation, GO provides voice, mobile, TV and broadband packages that are grouped as GO Business, GO Mobile and GO Plus. GO Business is aimed at the corporate market and includes fixed line, broadband and digital TV as well as in hosting and co-location services. GO Mobile handles both business and personal mobile services while GO Plus is all about the home with fixed line, broadband and digital TV.
Purchase
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company Tunisie Telecom
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decided to purchase 60% share of the telecommunications company "Go Malta" from the Emirati EIT for €200 million in June 2016. As of July 2019, Tunisie Telecom held 65.42% share of the company.
See also
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External links
* {{Maltese mobile phone companies Telecommunications in Malta Mobile phone companies of Malta Telecommunications companies established in 1997 1997 establishments in Malta Companies listed on the Malta Stock Exchange Telecommunications companies of Malta Maltese brands Former government-owned companies