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Business Internet services provider ('The Really Useful Communications Company'), founded 1993 in Prahran, Melbourne; now operating from the NSW North Coast (New Brighton) with VIC and NSW presence. Continuous 30-year operation: dialup-era ISP through to business connectivity, web/mail hosting (webmail Australia/Asia/Europe portals) and Mailguard services (RUCC PTY LTD (formerly THE REALLY USEFUL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY PTY. LTD.), ACN 059 959 616).

Founded in Prahran, VIC. https://rucc.net.au

Name history

Name	From	To
The Really Useful Communications Company	1993
RUCC	by Nov 1996

Aliases

The Really Useful Communications Company Pty. Ltd
RUCC Pty Ltd

Lifecycle

Kind	Date	Details	Refs
birth	1993 approx	Founded 1993 (self-published site history); business Internet solutions provider based at Prahran, Melbourne. rucc.net.au captured by the Wayback Machine from 14 Nov 1996, demonstrating a continuous web presence since. Principal: Russell John Green.	official archive
note	1997	1997 APNIC-era allocations: RUCC-AU 203.14.165.0/24, RUCC1-AU 203.23.68.0-203.23.69.255, RUCC2-AU 203.28.19.0/24, RUCC3-AU 203.29.240.0-203.29.243.255, RUCC4-AU 203.30.104.0-203.30.107.255 (Prahran VIC), per the 1997 IP Network Index (InterNIC whois extract).	archive
note	2026 by	Still trading: rucc.net.au live ('Business Internet Services') with webmail portals for Australia/Asia/Europe, Mailguard webmail, and bill-payment; postal address PO Box 98 New Brighton NSW 2483; phone numbers in NSW and VIC.

Transitions

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