et Ltd and its Jersey subsidiary, Interactive Online Ltd, operating as Local Dial.
The deal, which was completed last Wednesday, will increase Newtel’s customer base in Jersey and Guernsey to 11,000, forming the largest independent internet service provider in the islands.
The ten Guernsey.
et staff will be retained by Newtel, bringing their total number of employees to 35.
Newtel chairman Peter Funk said: ‘The telecoms industry has been going through some consolidation and this is a logical move as the market naturally develops.
We are a small business.
Guernsey.
et were a smaller company than we are, but they have done a very good job in the residential and small to medium-sized enterprise market.
They have got some very good people and we are pleased to have them.
Mr Funk said that one of the benefits for Newtel was being able to take on the lease of the Guernsey.
et facilities at St George’s Hall in St Peter Port, which has been recently renovated to include a state-of-the-art data centre.
