Casema (Centrale Antenne Systemen Exploitatie Maatschappij) was a major

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provider of cable television, internet and telephone services until the merger with Multikabel and @Home to

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on 16 May 2008. The company was mainly active in and around the cities of

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, and Breda. Casema was founded on 7 January 1970 and was at that time mainly concerned with cable television. Until 1998, it was owned by

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(75%) and the Dutch the

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(25%). The company was then sold to France Télécom, who in turn sold Casema to the

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, GMT Communications and Providence Equity Partners in 2003. In July 2006,

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and

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purchased the company for €2.1 billion. The new owners also bought Multikabel and @Home, two other cable companies. From 16 May 2008, the three companies were merged to form

. At the time of the merger, Casema had approximately 1.4 million customers. The merged company has approximately 3.3 million customers.

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External links

Casema website
(in Dutch)
English summary on Casema's website
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