- Clix (ISP)
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homepage = [http://www.clix.pt/ www.clix.pt]
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intl =Clix is the triple play brand of Portuguese
telecommunication operator Sonaecom, majority-owned by theSonae conglomerate, with a participation ofFrance Télécom . Clix is the main competitor of theincumbent (Portugal Telecom ) in the residential market.History
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1999 , the Portuguese fixed-line telephone market was set to be deregulated, ending the monopoly ofPortugal Telecom , which prompted Sonaecom, then mainly a mobile phone operator through its brand Optimus, to enter that market. Clix was launched onOctober 27 of that year as a residentialInternet Service Provider (ISP), together with sister brand Novis (fixed-line telephone service and business ISP). Both brands were supported on the merger of Sonae Redes de Dados (IT consultancy and network management) with IP Global, an ISP which had been acquired earlier in the same year. The initial service offer of Clix consisted ofFreeserve -type free Internet access, collecting a proportion of the standard telephone line charges, by analog modem orISDN , and an advertising-supported web portal. The launch slogan was "fazer clix custa nix" (a wordplay on "Clix costs nothing").On
September 7 2002 , Clix launched anADSL Internet access service, as Clix Turbo. That service was withdrawn onJanuary 20 2004 , under allegations ofanti-competitive practice s by Portugal Telecom, the simultaneous supplier of the service and a competitor on its own. Sonaecom then entered a strategy of building its own alternative network, to be fully independent from Portugal Telecom.On
March 6 2004 , the Novis and Clix brands were repositioned. Clix became a residential brand, offering fixed-line phone services for the first time. The relaunch campaign was named "Revolução das Flores" (flower revolution, a reference to the Clix logo and to theCarnation Revolution ). The Clix service offer consisted of a 1 Mbit/s Internet ADSL connection and a telephone service without line rental. It was initially available in some areas ofLisbon andOporto .In
November 2004 , Clix launched new telephone and ADSL Internet access services, with transfer rates of 2, 4, and 8 Mbit/s. OnApril 13 2005 , Clix launched a 16Mbit/s ADSL2+ Internet access offer, upgraded to 20 Mbit/s in 2006. As ofDecember 2006 , after periodical changes, Clix supplied two offers: 12 and 24 Mbit/s.In
April 2006 , Clix made a soft launch of the SmarTVIPTV service, offeringDigital Television andVideo on demand over the ADSL/ADSL2+ Internet access services, which by this date were available to 50% of the population of Portugal.External links
* [http://www.clix.pt/ Clix web portal]
* [http://www.forumclix.net/ Unofficial Clix users forum]
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