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Bright Telecommunications inactive

WA state-government (Western Power) telecom arm; Perth metropolitan fibre network branded Bright; sold to Silk Telecom 2006 (later Nextgen) (NEXTGEN TELECOM (WA) PTY LTD, ACN 103 173 440).

Founded in Perth, WA. https://bright.net.au

Name history

NameFromTo
Bright Telecommunications 2003 2006

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 1 Feb 2003 NEXTGEN TELECOM (WA) PTY LTD, ACN 103 173 440 (State Government private company), registered 1 Feb 2003; trading names Bright Telecommunications / Bright / Bright Broadband etc. Western Power (WA) telecom arm, Perth.
death Dec 2006 approx Bright business sold to Silk Telecom (Perth metro fibre). Silk Telecom was in turn acquired by Nextgen Networks in 2008 (the company was renamed NEXTGEN TELECOM (WA) PTY LTD).
note 2017 by The domain bright.net.au is an unrelated parked/sponsored-listing page (from at least 2017) and is not this entity's homepage; the operating company's ABN 89 103 173 440 is now named NEXTGEN TELECOM (WA) PTY LTD.

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
outgoing acquisition Silk Telecom 100%
Silk Telecom acquired Western Power's Bright Telecommunications.
Dec 2006 news

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