O2 (brand) (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "O2 (brand)" in English language version.

Last modified: 03:07:34, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

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88bbc.co.uk

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76web.archive.org

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43independent.ie

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162^nd place

22telefonica.com

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21telefonica.cz

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11deadline.com

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11uswitch.com

low place

11three.ie

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11wsj.com

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11worldcat.org

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11reuters.com

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11theregister.com

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11theunwired.net

low place

11europa.eu

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11techcrunch.com

317^th place

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11irishrugby.ie

5,883^rd place

3,056^th place

11bethedifference.ie

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11sharkawards.com

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"BT unveils new mobile brand". 2001-09-03. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
"BT gobbles up Cellnet". BBC News. 1999-07-27. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
"BT approves mobiles spin-off". BBC News. 2001-10-23. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
"MMO2 offers small investor buyout". BBC News. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
"MMO2 sells Dutch subsidiary". BBC News. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
"Telefonica bids £18 billion for U.K.'s O2". BBC News. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

bbc.co.uk

"Li Ka-shing in talks to buy O2 for £10bn - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
"EU blocks Three's takeover of O2". BBC News. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

bethedifference.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

"O2 - be the Difference". bethedifference.ie. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

Kanter, Jake (2021-05-20). "UK Approves $44B Merger Between Liberty Global-Owned Virgin Media & Mobile Company O2". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

europa.eu (Global: 62^nd place; English: 100^th place)

"EU blocks Three's takeover of O2" (Press release). European Commission. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

independent.ie (Global: 324^th place; English: 162^nd place)

Mulligan, John. "3 Ireland network fails on day of €780m O2 deal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
O'Hora, Ailish (2 March 2015). "O2 becomes Three as major mobile rebrand kicks in". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
Vincent Hogan (2009-02-28). "Favourite tag weighs heavy on Irish Grand Slam dreams". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

irishrugby.ie (Global: 5,883^rd place; English: 3,056^th place)

"Be the Difference". Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Telefonica sells Manx Telecom to private equity". Reuters. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

sharkawards.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"TellyPass Authentication" (PDF). Sharkawards.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.^{[permanent dead link]}

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

"Liberty's Virgin Media and Telefonica's O2 to merge in the UK in $39B deal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

telefonica.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Telefónica. "Our brands (O2)".
"Parent and Subsidiaries". Telefónica. September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

telefonica.cz (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Press center - Press releases - Telefรณnica Agrees the Sale of Telefรณnica Czech Republic to PPF for 2,467 mln euros | O2 Czech Republic". Telefonica.cz. 2013-11-05. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

theregister.com (Global: 2,921^st place; English: 1,825^th place)

Richardson, Tim (12 January 2005). "mmO2 dials up change for small investors". The Register. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

theunwired.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Buyout: Telefónica O2 sells O2 Asia to the Management". The Unwired. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.

three.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Three and O2 are combining". Hutchison 3G. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

uswitch.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Virgin Media and O2 aim to provide better bundle deals and new technology for customers". Uswitch. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Parent and Subsidiaries". Telefónica. September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
"Three and O2 are combining". Hutchison 3G. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
"Buyout: Telefónica O2 sells O2 Asia to the Management". The Unwired. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
"Press center - Press releases - Telefรณnica Agrees the Sale of Telefรณnica Czech Republic to PPF for 2,467 mln euros | O2 Czech Republic". Telefonica.cz. 2013-11-05. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
"Be the Difference". Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
"O2 - be the Difference". bethedifference.ie. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Riedel, Donata (2001-01-17). "E.On Sells Its Viag Interkom Stake To British Telecom for $6.9 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

Riedel, Donata (2001-01-17). "E.On Sells Its Viag Interkom Stake To British Telecom for $6.9 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

O2 (brand) (English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

bbc.co.uk

bethedifference.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

deadline.com (Global: 19th place; English: 16th place)

europa.eu (Global: 62nd place; English: 100th place)

independent.ie (Global: 324th place; English: 162nd place)

irishrugby.ie (Global: 5,883rd place; English: 3,056th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; English: 30th place)

sharkawards.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317th place; English: 224th place)

telefonica.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

telefonica.cz (Global: low place; English: low place)

theregister.com (Global: 2,921st place; English: 1,825th place)

theunwired.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

three.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

uswitch.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

search.worldcat.org

wsj.com (Global: 94th place; English: 66th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

europa.eu (Global: 62^nd place; English: 100^th place)

independent.ie (Global: 324^th place; English: 162^nd place)

irishrugby.ie (Global: 5,883^rd place; English: 3,056^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

theregister.com (Global: 2,921^st place; English: 1,825^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)