Kabelnoord

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Kabelnoord
Public company
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1979
Headquarters Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands
Area served
Friesland and Groningen
Products Cable television
Digital television
Internet
Telephony
Website www.kabelnoord.nl

Kabelnoord (or officially known as NV Kabeltelevisie Noord-Oost Friesland) is a Frisian cable and fiber to the home (FTTH) operator, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers, in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen.

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Kabelnoord was established in 1979 as a common utility company with the aim of connecting as many households as possible to cable television. [1] In 1996 the company became a public limited company. [2]

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References

  1. Overstappen.nl, "KabelNoord" (in Dutch)
  2. "Drie Brava-zenders bij Kabel Noord" (in Dutch). TVvisie.be. 31 March 2011.