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• Through its subsidiaries, such as Xfinity, NBC Universal, and Sky, Comcast creates entertainment and technology that is accessible to millions of people across the world.
• Comcast offers video, security and automation services, high-speed internet, and voice through its Xfinity brand. 
• Charter Communications is an internet, voice, and TV company that sells its products under the brand Spectrum.
• Sprint is a telecommunications company that has 54 million customers. The company offers a wide range of wireline and wireless communications services and products.
• Sprint has a competitive edge over its competitors because it significantly increased its download speeds through Sprint LTE Advance and will be among the first companies to launch the 5G network.  

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 Frontier Communications 

• Frontier Communications was incorporated in 1935 and is a Fortune 500 company along with being a member of the S&P SmallCap 600.
• The company is a leading provider of internet, TV, and phone services to business and residential customers.
• It has 22,000 employees in 29 states.
• Frontier offers cost-effective solutions for consumers' needs in connectivity. It also provides the network, managed services, equipment, and purchase/lease options to meet the needs of the business and their budget.
• Frontier Communications serves residential group of customers offering services through its fiber-optic and copper networks. This includes video, advanced voice, high-speed internet, and Frontier Secure digital protection solutions.

 Crown Castle International 

• The company is in the market from the past 25 years and works across 100 countries with approximately 5,000 employees and revenue of $70 billion.
• The company owns expertise in the full suite of services for project strategy and planning, design and implementation, and maintenance and support.
• The company is making advancements in interconnectivity technology along with ranging its portfolio to towers, small cells, and fiber, as well as through partnerships with forward-looking companies, municipalities, wireless carriers, and other service providers.
• The company has a larger share of 9.2% from customers in the Communications Services Industry.

 SBA Communications 

• SBA Communications is an independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure and is in the market since 1989, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
• The company is a part of S&P 500 and has two primary businesses - Site Leasing and Site Development.
• The company owns and operates thousands of wireless connectivity towers across North, Central and South America based on its in-house experience in site acquisition, zoning, and construction.
• It delivers rapid turnaround on all lease transactions and offers flexible lease terms and competitive pricing.
• The company extensively serves the leading national and regional wireless communications carriers in the US.

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Telefónica

• It was founded in 1924 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
• Its main product is data-driven services, which makes up to 53% of its total revenue. The company is more dependent on data-driven services.
• Telefonica is dominant in Spanish-and-Portuguese-speaking markets; in both Latin American and European countries.
• Telefonica has 356 million customers, comprising 270 million mobile customers, nearly 13 million fiber and cable customers, and over 8 million pay TV customers.

Orange

• Orange, S.A. was founded in 1990 and headquartered in Paris, France.
• Its main market is France, which makes up to half of its total revenue.
• Orange has been the number one mobile network in France for eight years in a row.
• Orange serves 264 million customers around the world. It has 56 million 4G customers.
• It is the number one FTTH in Europe.
• Orange has been a leader in fiber optics in Europe for three years and has connected 29 million homes to FTTH.

BT

• BT Group Plc was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
• BT provides communications products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
• BT's main market is the UK and it is the market leader there.

SKY UK

• The company was launched in 1989 and is based in Isleworth, United Kingdom.
• Sky UK Limited operates as a subsidiary of Sky PLC, and provides pay television services with Sky Q box & Sky Go.

• Sky Ltd is the UK’s only satellite television operator and its largest pay-TV provider, with 12.9 million retail subscribers.
• The company’s current strategy is to control the existing pay-TV market within the region.
• It also offers bundles of broadband and mobile services.
• The company sells about 61.7 million products.

• The target market for Sky UK includes everyone. 
• Sky’s marketing messages are tailored to different segments of the population.
• The core audience or also known as the ‘family unit,’ remains with SkyDigital.
• The company is serving 23 million customers with multiple products across seven markets.
• The seven markets include the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.
• The company is the largest pay-TV provider in Italy.
• It has more than 4.8 million customers, and it is considered to be a dominant operator in Germany and Austria, in where it has 5.3 million pay-TV subscribers.
• Sky UK is also trying to tap the 78 million households that are yet to enter the pay-TV industry.
• Additionally, the company is also finding other opportunities to grow and add new products and services to their portfolio, like their upcoming launch of a triple-play service in Italy in 2019.

• The company’s principal products and service range from TV, Ultimate On Demand, Cinema, Sports, Kids, HD, Sky Q, Sky Go to Spotify.
• Other products and service offerings include Game of Thrones, Sky Sports Golf, Shop Home, Offers, Sky Broadband, Fibre Broadband, TV & Broadband, Compare Talk, Sky Hub, Mobile Phones & Sims, and Accessories.
• The mobile division includes Sky Talk, Sky Talk Evenings and Weekends Extra, Sky Talk Anytime Extra, and Sky Talk International Extra.

• Sky TV packages start from £22 per month for 18 months, £27 per month thereafter. Additional set-up fees apply.
• Sky Broadband Essential + Sky Entertainment package costs £44.50 per month for 18 months inclusive of Broadband Boost, half price for 18 months and line rental (£39.95 one-off cost).
• Separate contracts apply for TV starting at £22 per month, Broadband Essential(including line rental): £20 per month and Sky Talk Pay As You Go: £0 per month.
• The mobile division Sky Line Rental costs £18.99 per month and comes along with an18-month minimum term.
• If required, the compatible line costs £20 connection charge and calls packages are not available to BT line rental customers with BT Basics.

SWISSCOM (SWITZERLAND)

• Swisscom is Switzerland’s leading telecoms and IT company. 
• Its headquarters is located in Ittigen.  
• Swisscom uses Fastweb when providing services outside Sweden.
• The Confederation owns 51% of it, and it is one of Switzerland’s most sustainable and innovative companies.

• By the end of 2018, Swisscom’s pilot 5G networks were in operation in seven Swiss cities and are digitizing the 240 alpine cabins and helping alpine associations finance the necessary power supply solutions.
• Swisscom also acquired the 5G spectrum and fixed wireless business of Tiscali, Italy.

• Swisscom has over 2.3 million customers, with around 4.6 million connections for inOne product and over 1.43 million customers in Fastweb Italy.
• Over 50% of residential customers rely on inOne, which is a flexible combination of mobile, broadband, TV, and fixed-line telephone products.

• Swisscom offers mobile telecommunications, fixed network, Internet, and digital TV solutions for business and residential customers.
• The company is also the largest providers of IT services in Switzerland.
• They provide services to the "wireless and wireline network infrastructure," help in the distribution of various broadcasting signals, and are also active in various sectors such as banking, energy, and healthcare sectors.

• The new inOne mobile subscriptions start from CHF 200 per month for an inOne mobile premium, CHF 80 per month for inOne mobile go and CHF 45 per month for inOne mobile basic.
• The Swiss mobile flat costs CHF 65 per month, and the Swiss mobile light costs CHF 25 per month.
• inOne mobile data XL Data subscription costs CHF 49 per month.

TELIA (SWEDEN)

• Telia was founded in 1853 and is listed at Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Helsinki with approximately 483,000 shareholders.  
• The company is present in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey.
• The company has about 24 million subscriptions.

• Telia is introducing 5G AI solutions for industrial use.
• The project is done through various stages, and it is predicted to be in its “full-scale production stage” in June 2019.

• The company is present in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey. [15]
• In 2015, the company’s board of directors decided to reduce its presence in the region of Eurasia to entirely focus on its core markets.
• The total number of mobile subscriptions is about 14.2 million of which voice and data are 10.6 million. 
• Data subscribers are only 1.7 million, and voice subscriptions are only 1.9 million. 
• Mobile data traffic is 493 Pbyte.

• Telia offers mobile phones, mobile subscriptions, Broadband & fiber, TV & Play, Prepaid, tablets, Accessories and Apps & services in their core markets.
• The company helps connect businesses, individuals, families, and communities via fixed and mobile communication solutions.
• The services include IP capacity, Mobile voice and data, TV and media, Fixed voice and data and ICT Services

• Telia prepaid card costs SEK 249 per month and can be used in both mobile phones, tablets.
• Telia Unlimited mobile subscription plans cost SEK 589 per month per person, Telia Mobil 30 GB costs SEK 469 per month per person, Telia Mobil 6 GB costs SEK 369 per month per person and Telia Mobil 2 GB costs SEK 219 per month per person.

VEON (NETHERLANDS)

• Veon has about 210 million customers in ten countries.
• The company follows its values-based approach that aims to serve customers and shareholders alike.
• Furthermore, it provides services under the brands of “Beeline,” “Kyivstar,” “Banglalink,” “Jazz,” and “Djezzy.”

• In 2018, VEON entered into an agreement with CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. for the sale of its 50% stake in the Italian Joint Venture.
• The company received EUR 2.45 billion in cash consideration.
• Veon also revised their arrangement with Ericsson to upgrade its core IT systems.
• The upgrade includes the new digital business support system, which is predicted to create a more personalized experience for VEON users.

• The company’s presence includes the market of Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine, Algeria, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, and Armenia
• Veon has 210.5 million mobile customers, and the Italian Joint Venture provides services to customers in Italy under the brand of “WIND” and three other brands.
• It has 29.5 million customers. [26]
• As of December 31, 2017, the company had active roaming agreements with 612 GSM networks in 215 countries.
• Additionally, it provided GPRS roaming with 515 networks in 187 countries and 4G/LTE roaming with 198 networks in 103 countries. 
• Its mobile self-service application for Apple and Android was downloaded approximately 9.6 million times in 2017.

• Veon provides wireless telecommunication services and offers broadband, roaming, voice, and data communication services.
• VimpelCom Amsterdam serves customers worldwide.

• Veon is a part of the Telenor group and because of this, the individual pricing model of Veon is not available.
• Veon mobile subscription plan in Russia costs RUB 385.79 per month per customer whereas the Broadband subscription plan costs RUB 358.96 per month per customer.

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