TalkTalk Telecom Group plc (commonly known as TalkTalk Group, trading as TalkTalk) is a company which provides pay television, telecommunications, Internet access, and mobile network services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse and was demerged as a standalone company in March 2010. Its headquarters are in Salford.
Originally just a provider of fixed line telephony services to consumers, TalkTalk now offers fixed and mobile telephony and broadband services to consumers under the TalkTalk brand, and telephony and broadband services to business customers under the TalkTalk Business brand. Like some other UK broadband providers, TalkTalk has invested in its own exchange infrastructure, known as local-loop-unbundling (LLU), with 92% of its customer base unbundled as of December 2012.
In August 2012, TalkTalk became the UK’s second quadruple play service after Virgin Media, offering TV, broadband, phone, and mobile services. It no longer offers mobile contracts, (end of 2018) referring existing users to register with O2.
TalkTalk is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
The company has been rated multiple times among the worst landline and broadband providers.
Traded as: LSE: TALK
Industry: Telecommunications; Internet television
Founded: February 2003; 17 years ago Leeds, England, UK
Headquarters: Salford, United Kingdom
Products: Fixed line telephony, internet services, digital television
Subsidiaries:
· TalkTalk Business
· TalkTalk Technology
· TalkTalk TV Store
Website: www.talktalkgroup.com