Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sogetel

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The result was no consensus. Spartaz ^Humbug! 09:24, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sogetel[edit]

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Fails to meet notability guidelines as set out in WP:CORP. Me-123567-Me (talk) 19:31, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Me-123567-Me (talk) 19:31, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Me-123567-Me (talk) 19:31, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Me-123567-Me (talk) 19:31, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't looked for sources much, but if the company has been around since 1892, you'd expect to find more than what is in the article now. They've only been named Sogetel for 40 of their 128 years since 1980. Have we tried looking for coverage under their previous name? Here's some coverage, for starters: [1] Vexations (talk) 19:43, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some food for thought :

The company was founded under the name "La Compagnie de Téléphone de Nicolet" in 1892 by a group of citizen;
In 1922, it was officially incorporated (http://www.sogetel.com/historique) and Henri-Napoléon Biron was then leading the group of shareholder.
Biron was, among many thing, Liberal deputy from 1939 to 1944 (http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/biron-henri-napoleon-2085/biographie.html).
His son, Senator Michel Biron still control the family own company.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Biron)
Starting in the '70, the company change his name after starting acquisition of many other small independent company in Quebec.
After a pause a couple of year, it restart acquiring others in the 2000.
Sogetel in the only remaining privately own incumbent phone company in Quebec. Other incumbents in Quebec are public companies (Bell, Télébec, Telus and Cooptel - a coop).
Starting in 2009, Sogetel almost completed the process of rebuilding is network using optical fiber.
The french version of the page contains more details on his history https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogetel_(Canada)

(talk) 01:03, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Do you work for the company, Domger (talk · contribs)? Because this is the only article that you have significantly edited. Also, most of that list is irrelevant without citations to back some of it up. Who owns it, irrelevant. It's not my job to verify your claims. It's yours. Me-123567-Me (talk) 02:44, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See also - WP:VALINFO, WP:ITEXISTS, WP:OTHERLANGS, and WP:ITSOLD. Me-123567-Me (talk) 02:59, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. A significant organisation, and no doubt plenty of coverage in printed sources over the last 128 years. Rathfelder (talk) 22:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 19:51, 27 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep satisfies WP:CORP --Devokewater (talk) 16:32, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I found several mentions in print newspapers via newspapers.com but most of these are related to a Spanish corporation. --KartikeyaS (talk) 18:16, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 02:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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