Sunday Communications
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Sunday Communications Limited (branded as SUNDAY Communications) is a Cayman Islands incorporated holding company, but headquartered and listed in Hong Kong. It is the parent company of a mobile network operator of Hong Kong, Mandarin Communications (do business as SUNDAY[6]).
| Company type | Public | ||||
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| Industry | Mobile communication | ||||
| Founded | 24 November 1999[2][non-primary source needed] | ||||
| Defunct | 2007[3] | ||||
| Fate | acquired by PCCW in 2005; dissolved in 2007 after its business was transferred to PCCW | ||||
| Successor | PCCW Mobile | ||||
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Area served | Hong Kong | ||||
Key people | Alexander Anthony Arena (Chairman) | ||||
| Services | mobile network operator | ||||
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| Parent | PCCW Mobile Holding No.2 Limited | ||||
| Subsidiaries | Mandarin Communications (trading as SUNDAY) | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Footnotes / references based on last annual report in 2005[4][5] | |||||
History
Sunday Communications Limited, was registered in Hong Kong as a foreign company in 2000;[3] it was a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since March 2000.[7][non-primary source needed] The group, via a subsidiary, Hong Kong incorporated Mandarin Communications (trading as SUNDAY), was a mobile network operator of Hong Kong; Mandarin Communications itself, was incorporated in 1994[3] and launched operations in 1997.[7][non-primary source needed] It provided 2G GSM, 3G, fixed line, and IDD services.[8][9]
The majority stake of Sunday Communications was acquired by PCCW, via a SPV, PCCW Mobile Holding No.2 Limited in 2005, from Distacom Communications, USI Holdings and other minority shareholders,[10][11][1] Sunday Communications sold Mandarin Communications and other businesses to PCCW as an intra-group transaction for HK$1.9435 billion and was delisted in 2006.[12][non-primary source needed] Mandarin Communications, was then renamed to PCCW Mobile HK in 2007;[3] Sunday Communications, as a subsidiary of PCCW, was dissolved in 2007.[3] Sunday stores were also converted into PCCW exclusive stores on the same day, providing customers with bill payment, modification services, and other after-sales services, as well as mobile phone sales and installation, clean handset and accessory sales, and prepaid card sales.
See also
- Sun Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator which was launched by HKT (a PCCW subsidiary) and Telecom Digital
- Craig Ehrlich, former Managing Director[13][non-primary source needed]