KCOM is a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, founded in 1902 and employing approximately 1,110 people, specializing in IT Services and IT Consulting. The company designs and delivers communications and integration services across the UK, serving enterprises by helping them integrate and leverage technology including contact, collaboration, and cloud-based services, assisting businesses in leveraging technology, and developing communications services including voice, broadband, and TV for consumers across Hull and East Yorkshire.
On February 13, 2026, KCOM joined the government's updated list of signatories to the Telecoms Consumer Charter, which aims to ensure fair treatment of consumers by mobile and broadband providers. Earlier, on February 11, the company marked Safer Internet Day by introducing its new champion for online child safety, partnering with HEY Children’s University to host 50 youngsters from five local primary schools at Hull’s MKM Stadium for online safety activities. This followed a February 10 report indicating that investment group Macquarie engaged Perella Weinberg Partners to advance a sale of the Hull-based telecommunications company, with creditors reportedly pushing for the sale amidst competitive and financial pressures on KCOM. Previously, on February 9, KCOM was mentioned as being "on the block" in the UK digital infrastructure scene, alongside TalkTalk and Netomnia, signaling ongoing interest in its potential sale.
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