ClubTelco is an Australian Telecommunications and
Internet Service Provider
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. ISPs can be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise private ...
founded in 2010, that provides telecommunications services to consumers and small businesses around Australia. Competing with the likes of
Telstra
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,
Optus
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,
iiNet
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iiNet was acquired by TPG in September 2015 for $1 ...
, Dodo and Internode. ClubTelco's is owned by
Vocus Group
Vocus Group Limited, formerly known as Vocus Communications, is an international telecommunications company headquartered in North Sydney, Australia. Founded by James Spenceley as a wholesale, business, government and consumer telecommunicati ...
, a publicly listed company on the
Australian Securities Exchange
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. It serves over 120,000 customers.
In the summer of 2011, the company merged with
Eftel
Eftel Limited is an internet service provider and telecommunications provider in Australia, with approximately 120,000 active accounts. It was established in 1999. Eftel offers a range of services including: DSL and dial-up Internet access, web ...
in a
reverse takeover
A reverse takeover (RTO), reverse merger, or reverse IPO is the acquisition of a public company by a private company so that the private company can bypass the lengthy and complex process of going public. Sometimes, conversely, the public compan ...
,
beginning what was expected to be a significant round of consolidation in the Australian ISP industry.
Following the acquisition of Eftel by
M2 Group
M2 Group Ltd was an Australian retailer and wholesaler of telecommunications services as well as power, gas and insurance products.
On 5 February 2016, M2 Group Ltd merged into Vocus Communications.
History
Established in 1999, M2 Group Ltd ( ...
in 2013,
ClubTelco operated as a
subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...
brand of M2, until M2 itself merged
with
Vocus Group
Vocus Group Limited, formerly known as Vocus Communications, is an international telecommunications company headquartered in North Sydney, Australia. Founded by James Spenceley as a wholesale, business, government and consumer telecommunicati ...
on 5 February 2016.
References
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Internet service providers of Australia
M2 Group
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