Manx Telecom

In 1985, the Isle of Man Government announced that it would award a 20-year licence to operate the telephone system in a tender process.

It was believed that a local identity and management would be more politically acceptable in the tendering process as they competed with Cable & Wireless to win the licence.

[6] On 9 May 2019 private equity investor Basalt Investment Partners completed their acquisition of Manx Telecom.

[4][5] Manx Telecom operates fixed line and mobile networks, and data centres on the Isle of Man.

[7] The mobile phone network operated by Manx Telecom had been used by O2 as an environment for developing and testing new products and services prior to wider rollout.

Manx Telecom headquarters in the Isle of Man Business Park, Douglas