State of the Industry
Last Updated:
29th December 2009

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3U Telecom (January 2006)
Amerada Telecom (April 2002)
Atlantic Telecomms (10 November 2001, 12,000 direct customers cut off without warning)
Cable & Wireless Comms (Mercury) indirect customers by NTL in 1999, then by Innogy Holdings (Npower) (November 2001)
Callfox (June 2003)
Callmate (June 2001)
Callnet 145
Cause Call
Connectacom Network Solutions (May 2007)
Crystal Telecom (December 2005)
Demon Voice over Broadband (previously Legend Pipecall) (September 2009)
Dolphin Telecom (Inquam) (July 2004)
ETI (UK) (UK operation of Excel Comms, October 2001, relaunched as EuExcel April 2002)
Freechariot
Freetalk (Dixons, September 2006)
Interhouse Telecom 118 service (September 2006)
Internet Telecommunications PLC (April 2008)
Lloyds TSB Ideal (April 2007)
Long Distance International
Maxtalk (December 2009)
NextCall
N-Power (September 2003, see below)
ScottishPower
Severn Trent Telecoms
Swiftcall (November 2009)
T2M Telecom Ltd (in administration September 2007)
TalkUK PLC (ex UKBell) (August 2003)
Thus residential (November 2001)
Touch Telecom - E7even UK Ltd (July 2006)
WorldOnline/LocalTel/Tiscali (see below)
Customer base taken over by new operator
(note this does not necessarily mean the old company ceased trading, the old name may remain as well)

24Talk, by OneBill Telecom (2005)
4Com customers, by Daisy Group (June 2009)
Accent Telecom UK, by Pinnacle Telecom (June 2009)
Alpha Telecom, by Tele2 AB (February 2003)
Admiral Managed Networks, by Adept Telecom (February 2006)
AT&T Communications (UK), by Viatel, then by NTL
AT Communications Group, by Daisy Group (August 2009)
Atlantic Telecom, indirect residential users by Affinity Telecomms/Breathe (August 2001)
Atlantic Telecom, indirect business users by Opal Telecom (November 2001)
AXS Telecom, by Liberty Surf (aka Tiscali)
Band-X, by Invomo (October 2007)
Breathe, by Impello, renamed back to First:Telecom (May 2003)
Bulldog, by Cable & Wireless (May 2004), then by Pipex Communications (2004), then by Tiscali (July 2007), then by TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
Cable Telecom (GB) Ltd, by Telstra (February 2004)
Call Options, by Adept Telecom (July 2005)
Call Union, by Coms PLC (December 2006)
Callserve, by Vyke Communications (January 2008)
Connaught Telecom, by Adept Telecom (December 2003)
Connectacom Network Solution, by Adept Telecom (February 2005)
CSS, by Adept Telecom (August 2003)
Dolphin Telecom by Inquam (June 2002)
Drumbeat Communications, by Solar Communications (January 2009)
Ecocall, by Opal Telecom (December 2004)
EcosseTel, by UKBell (April 2001)
Energis, by Cable & Wireless (August 2005)
Esprit, by Eurocall (previously by GTS and Ventelo), July 2002
Euphony Holdings Ltd and Euphony Communications Ltd, by Euphony Telecommunications Ltd (December 2009)
Eurobell (Sussex) indirect customers, by Adept Telecom (June 2003)
Eurocall residential (aka World Access, NETnet, ACC, WorldxChange), by Affinity Telecomms/Breathe (December 2001)
Eurocall business by Your Communications (March 2004)
Eurotel, by Daisy Group (August 2009)
Excel Communications (USA) by Vartec (August 2001)
EurExcel by The Carphone Warehouse Group (March 2005)
ExchangeXT, by Coms PLC (December 2006)
First National Telecom by Wavecrest (February 2003)
First Telecom, by Atlantic Telecom, then by Affinity Telecomms/Breathe, then by Impello
First Call Direct, by The Phone Co-op (February 2001)
Fizz Telecom SME customers, by Adept Telecom (June 2006)
Future Integrated Telecom (FIT), by Glow Telecom (2002)
Global Crossing, by Hutchison Whampoa and Singapore Technologies Telemedia (January 2002)
HighwayOne, by Zipcom (June 2001)
Homecall (Caudwell Communications), by Pipex Communications (March 2006), then Tiscali (July 2007), then TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
HomeChoice, by Tiscali (March 2007), then TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
IDN Telecom, by Redstone (January 2007)
Iios Ltd, by Vyke Communications (February 2008)
Interhouse Telecom fixed line customers, by UniverCell (September 2006)
Interhouse Telecom prepaid and premium, by Snazzy SMG (September 2006)
Interoute Go Talk!, by First National Telecom (July 2001), then Wavecrest (Feb 2003)
Interoute wholesale business by Wavecrest (Nov 2002)
Jippii! SuperLine, by SuperLine Telecommunications Ltd (July 2002)
Legend Communications (aka PipeCall), by Thus (aka Demon) (2006)
Logicom Systems, by Daisy Communications (October 2006)
London Energy, by Adept Telecom (September 2004)
Loop Communications, by Adept Telecom (October 2003)
Nevada Tele.Com, by Energis (November 2002)
NewTel, by Carphone Warehouse (September 2006)
Nildram, by Pipex Communications (August 2004), by Tiscali (July 2007), then by TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
N-Power by Tiscali (September 2003)
NTL is now called Virgin Media (March 2007)
Omne Telecommunications by WightCable North Ltd (2003)
One.Tel, by Centrica (aka British Gas), and then by The Carphone Warehouse (December 2005)
Opal Telecommunications, by The Carphone Warehouse (November 2002)
Pearl Telecom, by The Carphone Warehouse (2007)
Pipex residential customers, by Tiscali (July 2007), then by TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
Platinum Telecom, by Chess (June 2008)
PlusNet, by BT (January 2007)
PNC Telecom, by Invomo (October 2007)
Powergen network (Hurricaneyes) by Telstra (October 2003)
Racal, by Global Crossing (1999)
Redstone Telecom telecom and mobile divisions, by Daisy Group (August 2009)
RSL COM by Eurocall (November 2001)
Savant Sage, by Adept Telecom (March 2004)
Servista, by OneBill Telecom (February 2004)
Seven Telecom, unknown (September 2005)
Solar Tec, by Solar Communications (January 2009)
STL Communications, by Opal Telecom (November 2004)
SWEB Energy, by Adept Telecom (September 2004)
SuperLine, by Coms PLC (December 2006)
Symphony Telecom, by Redstone (June 2006, then by Daisy Group (August 2009)
Talk Direct, by Adept Telecom (August 2005)
Telco Global, by Centrica (aka One.Tel) (Sept 2004), then by The Carphone Warehouse (December 2005)
Tele2, by The Carphone Warehouse (December 2005)
Telecentric, by PowerGen (November 2003)
Telecom Direct, by Adept Telecom (2008)
Telequip, by Opal Telecom (October 2004)
Telia UK (B2B business), by Gamma Telecom (November 2002)
Telinco, by WorldOnline Business Services (aka Tiscali)
Telewest, by NTL, now called Virgin Media (March 2006)
Tiscali UK, by TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
Thus (and Demon), by Cable & Wireless (October 2008)
Totalise PLC by Tspeak UK Ltd (August 2002), then by The Phone Co-Op (December 2005)
Toucan, by Pipex Communications, then Tiscali (July 2007), then by TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
Transglobal Telecom, by Adept Telecom (January 2006)
Tspeak, by The Phone Co-Op (December 2005)
Unicall, by M-Line
Uniworld Communications, by Gamma Communications (March 2004)
V Networks, by Opal (The Carphone Warehouse Group) (September 2008)
VarTec Telecom Europe by The Carphone Warehouse Group (December 2004)
Vialtus Solutions merged with Daisy Communications, acquired by Freedom4 Group, renamed to Daisy Group  (2009)
Video Networks (HomeChoice), by Tiscali (August 2006), then by TalkTalk (The Carphone Warehouse), (July 2009)
Viatel, by Telco Global Comms (June 2001 MBO)
Virgin HomePhone, by Adept Telecom (September 2004)
Virgin Mobile, by NTL, now called Virgin Media (April 2006)
WorldOnline (aka LocalTel, Tiscali), by Servista (July 2001)
World Access (aka NETnet, ACC, WorldxChange), by Eurocall (July 2001)
Your Communications, by Thus (February 2006), then by Cable & Wireless (October 2008)
Zipcom, by GX Networks UK, now called Pipex (March 2003), now called Vialtus Solutions (2008)