Australian ISP Family Tree

Planet Netcomm inactive

Sydney ISP (pnc.com.au, AS7694; originally Penrith NetCom — Penrith local dialup ~1996; company renamed Planet Netcom Pty Ltd); AusBone Sydney (SIX) participant with a 2M DDS link; peering contact Luke McKinnon. Acquired by Datafast Telecommunications Ltd Feb 2004 (PENRITH NETCOM PTY LTD (NOW PLANET NETCOM PTY. LIMITED), ACN 066 981 235).

Founded in Sydney, NSW. http://www.pnc.com.au

Name history

NameFromTo
Penrith NetCom c. 1996 by Jan 1997
Planet Netcomm by Jan 1997 16 Feb 2004

Aliases

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth c. 1996 approx Penrith NetCom, local Penrith dialup (pnc.com.au) from ~1996; the company (ACN 066 981 235) renamed Planet Netcom Pty Ltd by Jan 1997 (earliest Planet Netcomm capture 4 Jan 1997). archive
death 16 Feb 2004 Acquired by Datafast Telecommunications Ltd — Datafast announced acquisition; finalised by end Mar 2004. news asx wikipedia

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
outgoing acquisition Eftel 100%
Datafast Telecommunications Ltd (later EFTel announced agreement to acquire NSW ISP Planet Netcom (15,000 accounts 17 Feb 2004; finalised end Mar 2004.
Feb 2004 news

References

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