Start Network AS is a
private company that owns and runs the
internet service provider Start.no in
Norway.
In addition to the premium portal site at start.no the company offers several levels of service, including free
Internet access
Internet access is the ability of individuals and organizations to connect to the Internet using computer terminals, computers, and other devices; and to access services such as email and the World Wide Web. Internet access is sold by Internet ...
over dialup, free internet- and POP3 based email, free web hosting for homepages. During 2005, the company started selling high
bit rate
In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (bitrate or as a variable ''R'') is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time.
The bit rate is expressed in the unit bit per second (symbol: bit/s), often in conjunction w ...
home Internet access via
asymmetric digital subscriber line
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ...
(ADSL) to Norwegian customers.
Member-based websites share the common authentication system, Start Pass. It is a Norwegian equivalent to the
Microsoft Passport. By February 2006, it had 1.7 million registered users. Norway has 4.6 million citizens.
The Company derives its revenues primarily from the internet access business, from the sale of advertising and from various types of electronic commerce. The two major shareholders are
DB Medialab and
PowerTech Information Systems
PowerTech Information Systems AS is an Oslo-based Norwegian Internet service provider founded in 1993.
History
PowerTech was founded in fall 1993, in tiny quarters in Storgata, Oslo, by teenagers Øystein Homelien, Lars Nøring, Harald Pauls ...
.
References
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Internet service providers of Norway