THUS plc is a Scottish telecommunications operator, one of the alternatives to the former state monopoly BT. Image File history File links Thus. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securites (i. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... A telephone company (or telco) provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications. ... In economics, government monopoly is a form of coercive monopoly, in which a government agency is the sole provider of a particular good or service and competition is prohibited by law. ... BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ...

History

Thus began life in 1994 as Scottish Telecom, an offshoot of the privatised energy company Scottish Power. In 1999, it was floated on the London Stock Exchange as Thus, with Scottish Power retaining a majority shareholding. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Scottish Telecom (officialy known as ScottishPower Telecommunications) was formed by Scottish Power in 1994. ... ScottishPower PLC is a vertically integrated energy company with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, and a subsidiary of the Spanish utility Iberdrola. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ...

In 2002, Thus was demerged from Scottish Power in a deal which effectively wiped out the majority of the company's debts, placing the company on a sound financial footing. The demerger also led to the creation of THUS Group plc, a holding company which owns THUS plc. All shares held in THUS plc became shares held in THUS Group plc. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... See stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock A stock, also referred to as a share, is commonly a share of ownership in a corporation. ...

In 1998, Thus acquired Demon Internet. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Demon Internet is a British Internet Service Provider. ...

[b]In 2006, Thus acquired Your Communications and Legend. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Company information

THUS plc and THUS Group plc are both Scottish companies registered at Companies House in Edinburgh. Both companies have their registered office in Glasgow. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... The term company may refer to a separate legal entity, as in English law, or may simply refer to a business, as is the common use in the United States. ... Companies House is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Government Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Registered Office is generally the location of a company, an association or any other legal entity, where it conducts its business. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ...

Activities

Thus is a supplier of telecoms and Internet services to businesses, and, through its Demon brand, supplies some services (most notably Internet services) to home users. Major customers [b]include its former owner Scottish Power[/b] and Southern Water (which was also once a Scottish Power subsidiary), as well as Glasgow City Council, GCap Media and Sky. Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ... Southern Water is the utility responsible for waste water treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for water supply in the much of same area. ... The City of Glasgow is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1995. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Until recently, Thus also provided call centres for businesses, but sold its call centre operation to Response Handling Ltd in August 2004. A very large collections call center in Lakeland, FL. A call centre or call center (see spelling differences) is a centralized office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As an alternative telco in the UK, Thus is often involved, either alone or in conjunction with other telcos, in complaints made to the UK regulator Ofcom about alleged monopolistic practices of BT. A telephone company (or telco) provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• THUS plc
• Demon Internet
• Your Communications
• Legend Communications