OTE Milestones
2008
• OTE holds 100% of COSMOTE shares and thus the company is delisted
• Deutsche Telekom signed shareholder agreement with the Greek government, via which, as of 5th November, each has a 25% stake plus one share in OTE share capital
• OTE completed merger of OTENET through absorption
• Annual 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report was certified according to the "G3" GRI international guidelines
• OTE, for the first time, joined the international «FTSE4Good» Index Series, which measure company performance meeting globally recognised corporate responsibility standards
• ADSL subscribers in Greece exceeded 1.500.000, while ports for broadband connections exceeded 1.350.000
• New ‘Hellas SAT net! Home’ service, offered by HELLAS SAT subsidiary, allows for permanent, free internet access to areas where there is no land interconnection infrastructure or any other telecom means
• OTE soft launch of conn-x TV (IPTV) to a limited number of existing clients for a trial period
2007
• Ports for broadband connections surpassed 1.200.000
• New speeds available reaching 24Mbps
• Successful completion of the 2-year national program "OTE on the Broadband" aiming to inform people regarding broadband and new technologies. The program visited in total 33 cities-stations and had over 28.000 visitors
• Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report of 2006 was certified according to the "G3" international guidelines of the GRI
2006 - 2005
Broadband technology development and expansion
• Broadband connections surpassed 500.000 in the end of 2006 – 10 times more than 2005
• Broadband speed was doubled in 2006
• “OTE on the Broadband” 2-year programme started in 2006 having as its main objective to inform people on broadband technology.
2004 - 2000
2003:
- OTE raises its stake in RomTelecom to 54%
- OTE launches ADSL services in the Greek market - 14 MAY 2003: Laucnching of Satellite Hellas Sat2 from Cape Canaveral
2001-2003: OTE ranks, stock wise, among the 500 largest organizations globally and among the 10 largest telecommunications organizations in Europe
2001: ΟΤΕ operates within the deregulated telecommunications market
2000: OTE acquires a GSM License in Bulgaria and establishes Globul to exploit this license
1998 - 1990
1998:
- Third public stock offering
- OTE is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) - OTE acquires an initial 35% stake in RomTelecom, the incumbent telephony company in Romania
1997: Second successful public stock offering
1996:
- ΟΤΕ is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (IPO)
- ΟΤΕ is expanding its market in the Balkans, SE Europe and in the Midlle East
- The idea of ISDN and satellite television is formed
1994: The Network Management System is operational originally in Athens (N.M.S)
1992:
-The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission is established (www.eett.gr), it's the regulatory authority of the telecommunication market - The first 350 cardphones
1991: Videoconference Service.
1990:
- Widespread use of fiber optics
- The HELLASPAC public network commences commercial operations
20 November 1989: The first fully digitized switching center of the AXE-10/ERICSSON system in Patras is operational.
1989: The first fully digitized switching centers (long-distance and hub) of the EWSD/SIEMENS system
1988: Partial operation of the first fully digitized international switching center according to the international communication standards (C.C.I.T.T)
1987: Paging service
1986 :The Thermopylae Inmarsat Land Earth Station in CSC commences commercial operations
1981 : The New MT-20 International Electronic Switching Centre in Athens is operational
1979 : The International Electronic Teletype Centre in Athens is operational
1974 - 1965
1974: Construction of international networks (submarine cables and radio-links)
September 1972: Construction of the second antenna of the Center of Satellite Communication in Thermopylae
1971: Yellow Pages
April 1970: Construction of the first antenna of the Center of Satellite Communication in Thermopylae (the 6th in Europe)
1969: The automatic-semiautomatic Teletype Centre in Athens is operational
1968: Laying of the submarine cable Greece-Italy, MED 3
1965: Automation of the Greek long-distance telephone network
1962 - 1949 1962: Automation of the TELEX service begins
1957: The TELEX service is operational
1953: The first Greek telephone directory is published
10 November 1949: OTE S.A commences commercial operations
23 October 1949: ΟΤΕ S.A is founded (act.1049/49)
