Trunk Networks was a British
internet service provider
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(ISP) and
cloud service provider
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based in
Uckfield
Uckfield () is a town in the Wealden District of East Sussex in South East England. The town is on the River Uck, one of the tributaries of the River Ouse, on the southern edge of the Weald.
Etymology
'Uckfield', first recorded in writing as ...
, offering business and residential
broadband
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and
VoIP
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services, amongst others. The company was founded in 2008 as the result of a merger between a virtual ISP and an IT support company.
They provided
Fibre to the Premises
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(FTTP) broadband services and
VoIP
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telephone services over the
Openreach
Openreach Limited is a company wholly owned by BT Group plc, that maintains the telephone cables, ducts, cabinets and exchanges that connect nearly all homes and businesses in the United Kingdom to the national broadband and telephone network. I ...
and
CityFibre networks. Trunk Networks went into liquidation in September 2022.
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Former internet service providers of the United Kingdom
Defunct telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom
VoIP services
Companies based in Sussex
Telecommunications companies established in 2006
2006 establishments in England
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