Netspace was one of Australia's major

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s. Netspace started in 1992 by Stuart Marburg and Richard Preen, the business initially offering dial-up internet access, as was the standard at the time. The company was headquartered in Camberwell, a suburb of

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. Netspace was an earlier adopter of

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in Australia and quickly focused primarily on selling

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-based Internet access. It initially resold

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ADSL and then installed its own DSLAMs in some locations, including

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. The business sold services to retail,

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and business customers. Products included DNS, co-location, web hosting and

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, as well as core internet products. On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into under which Netspace would be acquired by the larger ASX-listed ISP,

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, for AU$40 million. The company soon retired Netspace as brand. Netspace's official website redirects to the webpage of iiNet, but Netspace email addresses continue to be supported.

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* Internet service providers of Australia Telecommunications companies established in 1992 IiNet acquisitions Telecommunications companies disestablished in 2010 Australian companies established in 1992 Australian companies disestablished in 2010 2010 mergers and acquisitions {{ict-company-stub

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