WightCable
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WightCable is a provider of commercial and residential cable television, telephone and broadband internet services in the United Kingdom. Along with Kingston Communications it is one of the last remaining cable companies not owned by NTL who, from March 2006, operate more than 95% of cable services in the UK. It was formed by the takeover of Isle of Wight Cable and Telephone Company (IOWCTC) and Omne Communications by CLS Holdings in the early years of the 21st century.
It runs two mostly separate operations, WightCable on the Isle of Wight (former IOWCTC), and WightCable (North) in south west Scotland around Irvine, Troon & Kilmarnock and in North West England around Carlisle, Lancaster and Morecambe (former Omne Communications).
[edit] Modernisation - 2005 onwards
WightCable LTD were sold in the last part of 2005, now going under the name WightCable 2005. Little has changed for the end user other than new graphics on the website and letterheads and increased broadband speeds. It is speculated that this change was brought about to dismiss customers concerns with the quality of service the old company had provided.
WightCable have two broadband speeds for the consumer (non-business)
1Mb/256Kb
and
2Mb/512Kb
