CYTA

CYTA (short for CYprus Telecommunication Authority, pronounced SEE-ta in Cyprus) (Greek: Αρχή ΤΗλεπικοινωνιών Κύπρου ATHK acronym pronounced "ateek") is the telecommunications provider of Cyprus. The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), a semi-governmental organisation incorporated by law, is the leading provider of Integrated Electronic Communications in Cyprus. Originally established as Cyprus Inland Telecommunications Authority (C.I.T.A.) in 1955, it was renamed Cyta in 1961 after taking control of external communications from Cable and Wireless Ltd.

It is the dominant provider of fixed line telecommunications, mobile telecommunications and Ιnternet access in Cyprus.

History

Cyta has provided mobile telephony service since 1988, which currently operates under the name Cytamobile-Vodafone, following a Network Partnership Agreement with Vodafone in 2004. It provides Internet access since 1995 under the Cytanet brand and it now offers broadband services DSL Access. Branded as miVision then, Cyta entered in 2004 the digital and interactive television market. The service has been renamed Cytavision.
In the article CEL and Startup Europe promote opportunities, which appeared in the hard copy of Cyprus Mail of 15 August 2014, but not yet found in its website the same day (http://www.cyprus-mail.com/), CYTA is written as CyTA. The article refers to an event hosted in the CyTA hall in Nicosia.