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Thus plc
 PROFILE
Often a company is named for its home or its founder. But an adverb? Thus it is that Scottish Power created Thus, renaming its Scottish Telecom unit to advance its expansion outside Scotland. Operating mainly under its Demon brand, Thus provides Internet service to 226,000 customers in the UK and 34,000 in The Netherlands. The company also handles Web hosting and provides call center services mainly for business customers. Thus' network encompasses nearly 130 points of presence (POPs) in the UK. It is also expanding the capacity of its fiber-optic network using Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) which allows multiple signals to travel over the same path. Scottish Power controls 50.1% of Thus.

 COMPETITION
British Telecommunications plc (BTY)
Cable and Wireless plc (CWP)
NTL Incorporated (NLI)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2001 Sales (mil.): 331.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (4.1)%
Employees: 2,472
Revenue per employee: $133,980.58

 KEY PEOPLE
• William Allan
    CEO
• John Maguire
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Dalmore House
Glasgow G2 5BB, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-141-567-1234
Fax: 44-141-566-3035
Online: Web Site

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