Hans Snook Executive of a wireless paging business (which subsequently became part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group). In 1992 Snook was despatched to the UK and closed Hutchison's Rabbit phone system; and instead turned efforts to developing the UK's fourth mobile phone network. On April 28, 1994 Orange was launched. Within five years Orange had developed an enviable reputation as well as a growing international presence. Mannesmann of Germany purchased Orange Plc, in a failed attempt to challenge Vodafone as the World's leading mobile phone company. This set off a chain of events which resulted in France Télécom taking ownership of Orange,
Snook Independent School District Snook Independent School District Snook Independent School District is a public school district based in Snook, Texas, (USA). The district serves students in eastern Burleson County. As of 2015 the district has about 50 teachers and over 500 students. The Texas Education Agency had put Snook ISD on probation in 2011, 2013, and 2014 due to academic performance. In 2015 the TEA warned Snook ISD to improve or else its accreditation would be revoked. In October 2015 the TEA announced that the accreditation was revoked, and that closure was scheduled for July 1, 2016. Snook ISD has two campuses -