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Formerly | Lyse Tele AS |
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Company type | Aksjeselskap |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | May 30, 2002 in Stavanger, Norway |
Areas served | Norway and Denmark |
Services | |
Parent | Lyse Energi |
Website | altibox |
Altibox is a unified brand name for Broadband, IPTV and VoIP services distributed in Norway and Denmark with over 35 local Norwegian and 6 Danish FTTH networks. Altibox was set up by Southwestern Norwegian multi-utility firm Lyse Energi in 2002 under the name Lyse Tele. The company subsequently changed its name to Altibox in 2009. [1] [2] [3]
The vast majority of Altibox customers self-install (over 80 percent).[ citation needed ]
In 2016, Altibox became the sponsor and namesake of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament, an annual event that has been called the strongest chess tournament in the world.
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