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2006 Oct

BAA award Spectrum with new 3 year contract at all 7 BAA UK airports, to include Heathrow T5.

Spectrum's chairman Lord Young, buys a further 1.1 million Spectrum shares.

2006 Sept

London Luton airport signs up for Spectrum Internet Retail Area. Spectrum opens another Retail Area at Heathrow T1.  New ATM/Payphone contract agreed with HSBC. Final results annouced for year ending 30th June. 

2006 June

First free Bluetooth downloads service from a street payphone installed in London’s Leicester Square.

2006 May

Spectrum signs Bluetooth downloads trial.

Spectrum join GLA and the London Mayor to discourage female travelers from using unlicensed taxis.

Spectrum introduce the new non-emergency emergency services number 101 to all Hampshire kiosks.

Spectrum open their largest internet retail area at London Gatwick South with 13 internet access points

Spectrum open their first internet retail area at London Heathrow Terminal 3.

2006 April

Spectrum’s internal Cognito service goes live – sending automated updates direct to our engineers to further improve our customer service.

Spectrum sign Maynet to clean payphone Kiosks across South Coast.

2006 March

 All PAC payphone revenue increased from 8.1 to 10p.

2006 Feb

Spectrum now have 19 microcells installed in their kiosks in London and Birmingham.

Barclays sign on for Spectrum ATM/Payhone kiosk trial.

2006 Jan

Virgin Megastores with Internet desks, upgrade to Spectrum hardware and in store advertising. Various sites including Oxford Street.

2005 Dec

Spectrum introduce air fresheners into its top street payphone kiosks, and trial touch screen information panels giving free 0800 services.

2005 Nov

Spectrum acquires 638 additional payphones in high profile hotel locations

2005 Oct

Spectrum acquires Fixed and WiFi business of Broadreach Networks.

2005 May

Spectrum launches its first combined ATM/Payhone kiosks in London

2005 Apr

Spectrum Interactive PLC commence dealing on AIM

2005 Feb

Spectrum acquires UK Explorer, its rival in public internet access terminals. Together with UK Explorer, Spectrum has over 1,100 internet units (Feb-05).

2004 Nov

Spectrum installs photo printing kiosks into Madame Tussauds and Center Parcs exclusively.

2004 Oct

Spectrum launches its first digital photo printing kiosk.

2004 Sept

Spectrum signs group wide contract with Peel Holdings for payphones and internet at its three airports and other commercial site.

Spectrum contracts all council run Public Transport Executive bus/rail services (S.Yorkshire, W.Yorkshire & Greater Manchester) for payphones and Internet.

2004 Aug

Spectrum acquires the vast majority of the street estate of IPN, a rival street payphone operator.

Spectrum opens the largest UK airport Internet lounge at Newcastle airport's new airside terminal.

2004 July

Spectrum wins 10 year exclusive contract for payphone, internet access and WiFi at Newcastle Airport.

Spectrum signs exclusive contract for internet desks with Center Parcs UK.

2004 June

Spectrum installs in Leicester Sq its first street payphone kiosk offering WiFi internet access to laptop users in nearby cafes.

Young Associates, led by Lord Young of Graffham acquire majority interest in Spectrum.

2004 May

Spectrum wins major contract with BAA to provide payphones and internet kiosks across its seven UK airports (four exclusively). Contract valued at £23M.

2002 June

NWP Spectrum install their first microcell within a street payphone kiosk in Bromley, giving enhanced mobile signal to T-Mobile users.

NWP Spectrum formed through MBO to acquire the New World Payphones internet and payphone business.

2001

NWP launches Internet kiosks to provide public internet access in high profile travel locations.

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