Be Unlimited (also traded as
Be There or simply
BE and latterly known legally as
Sky Home Communications Limited) was an
Internet service provider in the
United Kingdom between 2004 and 2014. Initially founded as an independent company by Boris Ivanovic and Dana Tobak in 2005, it was bought by Spanish group
Telefónica Europe in 2006 before being sold on to
BSkyB in March 2013 in an agreement which saw BSkyB buy the fixed telephone line and broadband business of Telefónica Europe which at the time traded under the
O2 and BE brands. The deal saw BSkyB agree to pay £180 million initially, followed by a further £20 million after all customers had been transferred to Sky's existing business. The sale was subject to regulatory approval in April 2013, and was subsequently approved by the
Office of Fair Trading on 16 May 2013.