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Old 19-Nov-2006, 14:42
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Default Does" holdings" in "Vonage Holdings Corp" mean "stock"?

Does" holdings" in "Vonage Holdings Corp" mean "stock"?
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Default Re: Does" holdings" in "Vonage Holdings Corp" mean "stock"?

Hello QQ

I would take it to mean that Vonage is a "holding company", i.e. a company formed for the purpose of owning or controlling other companies.

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I'm sure it is a telecom communication in US.
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Default Re: Does" holdings" in "Vonage Holdings Corp" mean "stock"?

Vonage is a voice over Internet protocol provider: Vonage Holdings Corp. Company Profile - Yahoo! Finance

In this case, "Holdings" refers to all companies that they own; that is, Vonage Holdings is the parent company, and Vonage America, Vonage Canada, Vonage Marketing etc, are all subsidiary companies.
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