NTL Incorporated, branded as ntl:, was a U.S.-listed British company founded in 1992, which provided cable television, cable internet and fixed-line cable telephone services. While NTL has its headquarters in New York City, the company's activities focus heavily on the United Kingdom, with operational headquarters in Hook, Hampshire. NTL became the dominant cable operator in the United Kingdom, controlling more than 90% of the market. NTL also produced content through its Flextech subsidiary. In 2005 residential services generated 78% of NTL's revenue, and business services 22%. In March... 2006, NTL merged with fellow cable telecom company Telewest, and created 'NTL:Telewest', which then also merged with Virgin Mobile and Virgin.net in June 2006, creating the UK's first "quadruple play" telecom provider, offering television, internet, landline phone and mobile phone services. In February 2007, NTL:Telewest was rebranded as Virgin Media. Barclay Knapp and George Blumenthal, the founders of the cellular network company Cellular Communications, Inc. , established International CableTel in 1993.
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