The Register® — Biting the hand that feeds IT

Feeds

Kingston Comms rejects buy-out talk

Speculative rumours

  • print
  • alert

SaaS data loss: The problem you didn’t know you had

Kingston Communications has dismissed press reports that it is to be split up as nothing but "rumour and speculation".

The telco, which operates principally in Hull, could be about to be swallowed up by Scottish telco Thus, with other morsels being gobbled up by Energis and Colt.

The Mail on Sunday reports that the deal would enable Hull City Council to reduce its 41 per cent stake in Kingston following the floatation of the phone company in 1999.

Spokesfolks for both Kingston and Thus declined to comment on the report claiming it was little more than speculation.

The Register understands that no specific talks are underway at present that might lead to such a takeover. ®

Regcast training : Hyper-V 3.0, VM high availability and disaster recovery

More from The Register

 breaking news
BBC-featured call centre slapped with hefty fine for unwanted calls
PPI pests: Swansea-based firm stung for £225k by ICO
Microsoft to open Windows Stores inside 600 Best Buy locations
Product showcases 'must be seen to be believed'
 breaking news
What did the Lehman Brothers implosion look like to a techie?
Insider tells all about the Gnab Gib at Lehmans
 breaking news
 breaking news
The only Waze is Google: Ad giant tipped to gobble map app 'for $1.3bn'
Pac-Man-satnav-ish upstart in bidding war with Apple, Facebook
 breaking news
1-in-10 e-tomes 'are self-published'... most are 'rubbish' says book ed
Publishing man scoffs at go-it-alone writers, ursines still fouling in forests
 breaking news
Facebook RSS reader said to uncloak June 20
Secret event scooped by Scottish developer?
 breaking news
O2 averts strike action over mass Capita outsourcing deal
Details of new agreement not yet released