Bragatel Explained

Bragatel was a Portuguese telecommunications company with coverage in the city of Braga from 1994 to 2009. It was acquired by ZON Multimédia in 2008 and ceased providing its own services in 2009.

History

Bragatel started its service in October 1994 in a few zones of the city of Braga[1] and in 1996 had joined the APOCABO association as a founding member.[2] It started providing cable internet services in April 1998, the first company in Portugal to do so.[3]

Broadcasts of Fox started on 2 March 2005, two months before TV Cabo.[4]

The sale of the company was announced in 2007, raising concerns over a possible monopoly.[5] The sale was approved by the Competition Authority on 24 November 2008, alongside TVTEL and Pluricanal.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV por cabo teve crescimento espectacular em dez anos . 9 September 2024 . Bragatel . 27 July 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180720022816/https://www.publico.pt/2004/07/27/portugal/noticia/tv-por-cabo-teve-crescimento-espectacular-em-dez-anos-1199909 . 20 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Nasceu associação de operadores de CATV . 18 June 2023 . ICP . 18 December 1996 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010715103437/http://www.icp.pt/publicacoes/factos/15/48b.html . 15 July 2001.
  3. Web site: Internet por cabo arranca em Abril . 9 September 2024 . Recortes IP . 6 March 1998 . https://arquivo.pt/wayback/19990506103822/http://ip.pt/recortes/arquivo/recor58.htm . 6 May 1999.
  4. Web site: Novo Canal FOX . 9 September 2024 . Bragatel . 2 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050407020335/http://www.bragatel.pt/jsp/noticias.jsp . 7 April 2005.
  5. Web site: Compra da Pluricanal pela PTM acaba com concorrência em 16 concelhos . 9 September 2024 . Jornal de Negócios . 7 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142952/https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/detalhe/compra_da_pluricanal_pela_ptm_acaba_com_concorrencia_em_16_concelhos . 9 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Concorrência aprova compra de operadoras de cabo por parte da Zon . 9 September 2024 . Jornal de Negócios. 24 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909221103/https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/detalhe/concorrecircncia_aprova_compra_de_operadoras_de_cabo_por_parte_da_zon . 9 September 2024.

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