Tele Columbus

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Tele Columbus AG
TypeAG
ISIN DE000TCAG172
Industry Telecommunications
Founded1985
Headquarters,
Area served
cable network operator
Key people
Daniel Ritz (CEO), Eike Walters (CFO)
ProductsCable-TV, Internet and Telephone Services via broadband
Website http://www.telecolumbus.com

Tele Columbus is a large cable provider in Germany with 3.6 million connected households on network level 4. The company was formed in November 2006 following the merger of Tele Columbus GmbH and ewt multimedia GmbH. In 2015, Tele Columbus acquired Primacom and Pepcom. In addition to analogue television, their range of products includes digital television, internet, and telephone via broadband. Besides its headquarter in Berlin the Company has locations in Hamburg, Leipzig, Ratingen, and Unterföhring (Munich). Since January 2015 Tele Columbus AG is traded on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and since June 2015 listed in the SDAX.

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