Iliad S.A. is a French telecommunications company . It is based in Paris and its operations comprise fixed and mobile telephony services , prepaid phone cards and Internet access providing and hosting services . The company was founded by Xavier Niel in 1990.
3-600: UPC Polska (English: UPC Poland ) was Iliad 's telecommunications operation in Poland . It is one of the largest provider of broadband internet, digital television, telephony and mobile services (as an MVNO based on Play's network) in Poland. It was founded in 2000 when Liberty Global acquired Polska Telewizja Kablowa (PTK). According to the SpeedTest.pl ranking, in 2021 UPC was the fastest nationwide home internet provider in Poland. At
6-469: A subsidiary of Iliad, was launched in 2012. As of December 2013, it was France's fourth largest mobile operator, having gained a 12% share of the market. On August 1, 2014, Iliad SA publicly announced a bid to acquire a 56% stake in the United States wireless carrier T-Mobile US for US$ 16 billion. The bid came amidst reports that competing carrier Sprint Corporation , owned by Japanese firm Softbank ,
9-432: The end of Q3, 2021, the company offered to over 1,5 million customers in Poland more than 3,3 million digital subscriptions; its network reached nearly 3,7 million households. On September 22, 2021, Iliad , the owner of Play , acquired UPC Poland from Liberty Global for US$ 1.8 billion. The deal was closed on April 1, 2022. On August 31, 2023, UPC brand was discontinued in favor of Play . Iliad SA Free Mobile ,
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