Telenet

Telenet is the largest provider of Broadband Internet access cable services in Belgium. Its business comprises the provision of cable television, high speed internet and telephone services, primarily to residential customers in Flanders. In addition, Telenet offers services to business customers all across Belgium and in Luxembourg under its brand Telenet Solutions.

Telenet offers its residential services through the combination of its cable network, which passes some 1.7 million homes in Flanders, and through its long-term usage rights on cable networks which pass a further 0.7 million homes in Flanders. All the networks through which Telenet offers residential services in Flanders have been upgraded to a two way digital HFC (hybrid fiber coaxial cable) standard, and Telenet has direct relationships with all of its internet and telephony customers. Telenet also offers voice, data and internet services to its business customers through its state-of-the-art optical fiber Communications network, which covers all Belgium and Luxembourg.

[http://www.telenet.be/tv Telenet] launched interactive digital television on its cable network as of September 3, 2005. Current cable customers need not pay an extra subscription to receive digital signals, but they must purchase a set-top-box in order to be able to view the digital channels and use the interactive services.

Telenet also stated that it would roll-out High-definition television set-top-boxes as of June 2006.

On October 11, 2005, Telenet was listed on the Euronext stock exchange under the ticker TNET.