Austarnet inactive

AUSTAR's regional dialup ISP/portal (regional access points); website folded over to the AustarMetro presence by Jan 2004, but the regional customer base persisted (ACCC records ~9,328 customers Dec 2010); fate after Austar's 2012 Foxtel merger undocumented (AUSTAR UNITED BROADBAND PTY LTD, ACN 089 048 439).

Founded in Regional Australia. https://austarnet.com.au

Name history

Name	From	To
Austarnet	2000

Lifecycle

Kind	Date	Details	Refs
birth	by 2000 by	austarnet.com.au live by 2000; earliest Wayback capture 19 Jun 2000.
death	by 2004 by	austarnet.com.au full portal content live Feb 2003, serving a 302 redirect by Jan 2004 (web presence folded over). The regional customer base evidently persisted: ACCC industry records still listed ~9,328 AUSTARnet customers in Dec 2010. Final fate undocumented (Austar merged with Foxtel in 2012).

Transitions

Direction	Type	Other party	Arm / notes	Year	Refs
incoming	acquisition	Ultranet	100% Austar United Communications acquired Ultranet (~5,000 subscribers; customers migrated to austarnet.	May 2000	news

References

Austarnet (Wayback 2000) [archive] Wayback
ACCC document: AUSTARnet ~9,328 customers at Dec 2010 [official] Wayback
United Austar Form 20-F (SEC, 2001): eisa asset acquisition, AustarMetro 'formerly EISA' [official] Wayback
ABR: AUSTAR UNITED BROADBAND PTY LTD ACN 089 048 439 [gov] Wayback

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