Internet Tasmania (Intas) inactive
Tasmanian ISP: Internet Tasmania (Intas, c.1996) and BBW Telecom (c.2001) were both trading names of Broadband Wireless Pty Ltd (ACN 096 428 634, Hobart); took over all TrumpNet customers Aug 2007; creditors' voluntary liquidation 11 Apr 2012; customer base absorbed by iiNet (per user report; no public announcement).
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Tasmania (Intas) | c. 1996 |
Aliases
- BBW Telecom
- Broadband Wireless
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | c. 1996 approx | Operated as a Hobart/Launceston ISP; sister brand BBW Telecom of Broadband Wireless Pty Ltd from c.2001 (earliest bbw.net.au capture 20 Sep 2003). | |
| death | 11 Apr 2012 | Broadband Wireless Pty Ltd (ACN 096 428 634), formerly trading as BBW Telecom & Internet Tasmania, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation 11 Apr 2012 (ASIC published notices); customer base absorbed by iiNet ~Feb 2012 (per user report; no public announcement). bbw.net.au homepage froze at 2011 content and lingered as a static page to ~2021. |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | acquisition | TrumpNet | customer base Internet Tasmania (Intas took over all TrumpNet customers. |
Aug 2007 | archive |
| outgoing | acquisition | iiNet | 100% Intas absorbed by iiNet directly (user report; no public announcement. |
by May 2013 | wikipedia archive archive |
References
- Intas (Wayback 2017) [archive] Wayback
- ASIC Published Notices: BROADBAND WIRELESS PTY LTD (IN LIQ), formerly t/as BBW Telecom & Internet Tasmania, ACN 096 428 634 - CVL appointed 11/04/2012 [official] Wayback
- BBW Telecom earliest capture (Wayback 20 Sep 2003) [archive] Wayback
- BBW Telecom (Wayback 2009) [archive] Wayback