trading name slt native name type public limited company traded as cse sltl.n0000 industry telecommunications founded 1991 1991 in colombo sri lanka headquarters colombo 01 sri lanka key people p.g. kumarasinghe chairman director 1 dileepa wijesundara group chief executive officer 1 products fixedline telephone services mobile telephone services internet services iptv it services revenue lkr 68.022 billion 2015 lkr 65.040 billion 2014 2 operating income lkr 6.789 billion 2015 lkr 5.711 billion 2014 2 net income lkr 3.724 billion 2015 lkr 6.001 billion 2014 2 total assets lkr 126.545 billion 2015 lkr 122.604 billion 2014 2 total equity lkr 65.240 billion 2015 lkr 63.900 billion 2014 2 owner government of sri lanka 49.50 % global telecommunications holdings n.v. of netherlands 44.98 % subsidiaries mobitel pvt ltd sky network pvt ltd slt human capital solutions pvt ltd slt property management pvt ltd slt publications pvt ltd slt visioncom pvt ltd sri lanka technological campus pvt ltd sri lanka telecom services ltd website www.slt.lk sri lanka telecom plc slt sinhala shri lanka telikom pi el si is a telecommunications services provider in sri lanka and one of the country s largest companies verification needed with an annual turnover in excess of rs 40 billion . the company provides domestic and corporate services which includes fixed and wireless telephony internet access and it services to domestic public sector & business sector customer . contents 1 history 2 fixedline network 2.1 internet services 2.2 dial up 2.3 adsl2 2.4 vdsl2 and fttx 2.5 4g lte 2.6 wifi 3 mobile network 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit sri lanka telecom has a history of over 150 years having started its operations in 1858 with the establishment of the first telegraphic circuit between galle and colombo . in the same year it established its first international telegraph communication between then called ceylon and india . since then sri lanka telecom has passed several milestones including in 1991 sri lanka telecom became a corporation and in 1997 the company was privatised with the collaboration of nippon telegraph and telephone corporation ntt and listed in the colombo stock exchange s milanka price index . in 2008 ntt sold its stake in slt to global telecommunications holdings n.v. of netherlands which currently owns 44.98 % stake in sri lanka telecom slt whilst 50.50 % is owned by the government of sri lanka and the balance shares remain with the general public . fixedline network edit internet services edit dial up edit several dial up packages are provided by slt according to customer needs . adsl2 edit slt provides adsl2 fixed broadband with speeds exceeding 16mbit s under 6 packages which are light user family sme business business heavy user state sector & higher education . vdsl2 and fttx edit the company launched its vdsl2 and ftth fttb broadband services on 2014 march 25 and are available in most urban areas in the country within 2 km of an upgraded telephone exchange s msan unit . 4g lte edit sri lanka telecom successfully demonstrated and launched its 4g lte fixed broadband service at a ceremony held in ruwanwella kegalle in january 2014 with the presence of ranjith siyambalapitiya minister of telecommunications and information technology . wifi edit sri lanka telecom also provides free and pay as you go wifi internet access at public places in colombo and other selected cities in sri lanka . mobile network edit main article mobitel sri lanka mobitel is a mobile phone network in sri lanka . it is wholly owned by sri lanka telecom slt . the network offers services and currently operates gsm gprs edge umts hspa hspa dc hspa and fd lte network utilising 2g 3.5 g and 4g technologies . mobitel offers both prepaid and postpaid mobile services along with mobile broadband services using the 3.5 g network and postpaid mobile services and mobile broadband services using the 4g network . see also edit slt human capital solutions references edit a b board of directors . sri lanka telecom . a b c d e sri lanka telecom plc annual report 2015 pdf . sri lanka telecom plc. retrieved 29 march 2016 . external links edit sri lanka telecom official website v t e telecommunications in sri lanka landline operators dialog sri lanka telecom lanka bell mobile network operators airtel dialog etisalat hutch mobitel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sri lanka telecom & oldid 744376841 categories sri lanka telecomcompanies established in 1991sri lankan brandshidden categories articles containing sinhalese language textarticles containing tamil language textpages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall pages needing factual verificationwikipedia articles needing factual verification from march 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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