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AustarMetro inactive

Dialup ISP (A$24.95 unlimited) in all capital cities; successor to ISP eisa after AUSTAR acquired it; customer base transferred to Virtual Communities c. 2003, reaching iiNet in 2004 (AUSTAR UNITED BROADBAND PTY LTD, ACN 089 048 439).

Founded in Australia. https://austarmetro.com.au

Name history

NameFromTo
AustarMetro Dec 2000

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth Dec 2000 Online as AustarMetro from Dec 2000.
death c. 2003-2004 approx Acquired by iiNet (via Virtual Communities) — customer base transferred. archive archive archive wayback-acquisition wayback-first-parked

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
incoming acquisition Eisa Limited 100%
Austar (AUB acquired certain assets of eisa Limited in Oct 2000 (SEC 20-F; the metro eisa assets became AustarMetro ('formerly EISA'. The regional AUSTARnet brand continued alongside (9,328 customers at Dec 2010 per ACCC and was NOT absorbed by AustarMetro in 2000.		 Oct 2000 official official
outgoing acquisition Internet Services of Virtual Communities AustarMetro customer base transferred to Virtual Communities (Melbourne after Austar wound down its ISP brands; iiNet then bought the AustarMetro customer base from Virtual Communities in 2004 (see virtual-communities -> iinet. austarmetro.com.au had previously been eisametro.com.au and eisa.com.au. c. 2003 archive

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