Nynex Corp’s Nynex CableComms Ltd in Wimbledon, London SW has acquired three more companies holding cable franchises in the UK North West and Midlands, making it the UK’s largest combined cable television and telephone operator: the companies, bought from Maclean Hunter Cablevision Ltd, add 499,000 premises to Nynex CableComms’ holdings in the Manchester area and ups its holdings to 17 franchises that cover more than 2.5m homes and businesses; the new franchises are in Cheshire, East Lancashire and Staffordshire; the company plans to invest more than UKP1,000m to provide local communications networks in all franchise areas; it employs 700 in the UK with more jobs to be created as franchises are developed.
