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Eisa Limited inactive

ASX-listed regional ISP roll-up (Eisa Limited, ASX: EIS, ACN 077 368 257, registered 05 Feb 1997), trading as 'Edge Internet Services Australia' (eisa.net.au, brand line 'Ride the wave with Edge Internet Services Australia'; Melbourne helpline 03 9416 0099). Ran regional ISP brands including Internet North (Cairns/FNQ, folded into this entity as the 'Eisa Internet North' brand), Dynamite (Canberra, since 1991) and Topend.Com.Au (Darwin/Katherine NT) - all acquired independents (see roll-up note), ~4,500 subs; folded into this entity as the 'Eisa Internet North' brand) and held 1997 IP-index allocations (EISA-AU, EISA001, EDGEINTERNETSER2/3/4-AU; Melbourne and Wickham NSW). Administrator appointed 21 Sep 2000; business sold to Austar United Broadband for $13m (06 Oct 2000); delisted 30 Aug 2001; deregistered 26 Aug 2003.

Founded in Melbourne, VIC. http://www.eisa.net.au

Name history

NameFromTo
Eisa Internet North c. 1996 Jun 2001
Eisa Limited Feb 1997

Aliases

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 05 Feb 1997 Registered 05 Feb 1997 (ACN 077 368 257); ASX-listed (EIS). eisa.net.au captured 15 Apr 1997 branded 'Edge Internet Services Australia' ('Ride the wave with Edge Internet Services Australia', helpline 03 9416 0099). Held 1997 IP-index allocations: EISA-AU (203.41.218.0/26), EISA001 (203.166.224.0/19), EDGEINTERNETSER2-AU (202.139.12.0/22), EDGEINTERNETSER3-AU (203.41.218.64/26), EDGEINTERNETSER4-AU (203.43.148.0/26) - Melbourne and Wickham NSW. archive archive
note c. 1999-2000 approx Regional ISP roll-up: acquired/operated regional ISP brands as business names of Eisa Limited (ACN 077 368 257) - 'EISA INTERNET NORTH' (Cairns/Far North Queensland, ~4,500 subs; POPs Cairns, Mossman, Innisfail, Atherton; business name 17 Apr 2000 - 28 Jun 2001; folded into this entity as a brand), 'EISA TOPEND' (Darwin NT; see topend-com-au), 'EISA DYNAMITE' (Canberra ACT; see dynamite-internet), plus TOPEND.COM.AU. Internet North was an independent FNQ ISP predating Eisa: 1997 IP-index allocation INTERNETNORTH-AU 203.14.120.0/22 (PO Box 11, Manunda QLD 4870). Dynamite (Canberra, born 25 Aug 1995; ACN 072 264 012) and Topend.Com.Au (NT) were acquired independents with their own entities and acquisition transitions. Eisa entered administration 21 Sep 2000; its regional ISP business incl. Internet North sold to Austar United Broadband 06 Oct 2000 (NSWSC 940). official archive archive
death delisted 30 Aug 2001 (administration Sep 2000) Administrator (Ferrier Hodgson) appointed 21 Sep 2000; agreement to sell the business to Austar United Broadband for $13m reached 06 Oct 2000; liquidator appointed 15 Dec 2000; delisted 30 Aug 2001; deregistered 26 Aug 2003. official official

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
incoming acquisition Dynamite Internet Dynamite Internet (Dynamite Investments (ACT Pty Ltd, Canberra, since 1991 acquired into Eisa Limited (Edge Internet Services Australia group. The 1997 IP index already linked Dynamite blocks to Edge's GPO Box 4658TT Melbourne (association by 1997; Eisa later registered 'EISA DYNAMITE' as a business name. by 17 Apr 2000 official archive
outgoing acquisition AustarMetro 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
incoming acquisition Topend.Com.Au Topend.Com.Au (NT ISP, Katherine/Darwin acquired into Eisa Limited (Edge Internet Services Australia group; Eisa registered 'EISA TOPEND' and 'TOPEND.COM.AU' business names. by 17 Apr 2000 official

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