GO (Malta)

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GO p.l.c.
Type	Public limited company
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Marsa, Malta
Key people	David Kay, CEO[1]
Industry	Telecommunications
Products	Wireless, Telephone, Internet, Television
Website	www.go.com.mt

GO p.l.c. is a provider of local and long distance telephone services, wireless service, cable television, and DSL Internet access. GO is based in Marsa, Malta.

[edit] History

Undersea telegraph cable from Malta was first laid to Sicily in 1857 and to Egypt in 1868^[2] 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 the Telemalta Corporation which was given monopoly rights as both the operator and regulator of all telecommunications services.^[3] Maltacom p.l.c. was created in 1997 and assumed the assets of Telemalta. The Government retained a 60% stake in Maltacom and sold 40% to the general public by 1998.^[4] The Government's 60% stake was sold to the Dubai Holding subsidy TECOM Investments in May of 2006.^[5] On June 12th, 2006 Maltacom was renamed GO.^[6]

In June 2007 Maltacom Group, which is Malta’s leading telecommunications provider, was renamed GO. It signified the merger of the 4 brands Maltacom, Maltanet, Multiplus and GO Mobile.

GO is the very first company in Malta to offer the convenience of voice, mobile, TV and broadband from one place – a truly converged telecommunications operator with a huge range of services, which are grouped in three areas – 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.

[edit] Products

• Telephony
• DSL
• Mobile phone ( GSM / EDGE )
• Wireless internet (3G)

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