Iskon Internet is an ICT company with headquarters in

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. Other than being an

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provider, Iskon provides

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and

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access, thus offering full

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service. In 2006 Iskon was bought by T-HT and became part of

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group, but retained its own company structure and brand image.

History

Iskon was founded in

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in 1997 in home of Damir Sabol. Around the end of 1999, American company Adriatic Net Investors invested considerable funds in Iskon, changing the ownership structure of the company and moving its headquarters to Zagreb. In 2000, Iskon was additionally consolidated through foreign investment from Dresdener Kleinwort Benson Private Equity. In 2001, Iskon acquired Klik Multimedia company and launched its own

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, which soon became the most visited portal in Croatian webspace. In May 2006, Iskon was bought by T-HT (which itself is part of Deutsche Telekom). Iskon's web portal (renamed net.hr) was singled out as an independent company before the purchase and thus avoided the takeover. The acquisition proved successful, since Iskon continued to function independently as a company providing broadband services under its own brand, transforming from a small family business into a company with more than 160 full-time employees.

Services and availability

Iskon is available though its own ULL infrastructure in following Croatian cities:

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and

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. It is also available in the rest of Croatia via T-com's infrastructure (

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). Other than being a broadband Internet provider, Iskon also offers

and fixed-line telephony, both for private and business clients (with special emphasis towards

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). In 2011, Iskon was the first company in Croatia to offer its customers a service to watch live TV on their mobile devices. In collaboration with

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(''Croatian Academic and Research Network''), Iskon offers discounted prices for its services to all Croatian pupils, students and faculty members.

Sponsorships

Since 2001. Iskon is a sponsor and official Internet provider of Croatian Football Federation. It also sponsors Croatian table tennis club Mladost Iskon, ATP

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and

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tennis tournaments, and

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References

Bibliography

*Superbrands, Zagreb, 2010.

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.iskon.hr/ Telecommunications companies of Croatia Telecommunications companies established in 1997 1997 establishments in Croatia