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AusBBS (Australian Broadband Services Pty Limited) was an Australian Internet service provider (ISP) offering Internet and phone services. It was one of the first ISPs to launch with a specific focus on Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) which is being rolled out by the Federal Government via the fully owned NBN Co. Providers such as AusBBS have also been referred to as Retail Service Providers (RSPs) since the commencement of the NBN.

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History

AusBBS was founded in 2012 by Internet entrepreneur Rob Appel, who previously founded Chaos.com, the first Australian retailer to sell music over the Internet. AusBBS has been cited as the first purely cloud-based ISP [1] and the first to offer unlimited NBN plans. [2] The company has been set up by a group of key ex-employees from OzEmail, which was the earliest major ISP to break through in Australia.

In July 2016, AusBBS was acquired by Amaysim for $4 million ($1 million in cash, $1.5 million in Amaysim shares on completion and another $1.5 million in shares one year after completion). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "AusBBS set to become first NBN based virtual ISP". Business Spectator.
  2. ↑ "AusBBS Has Australia's First Unlimited NBN Plan". LifeHacker.
  3. ↑ Foye, Brendon (2016-07-19). "Amaysim enters broadband market with $4m acquisition". CRN Australia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. ↑ Chloe Herrick. "New ISP launches for NBN-only plans". Computerworld.
  5. ↑ Angus Kidman. "Pay-As-You-Go NBN Provider AusBBS Updates Pricing, Now Offers 10GB Plans".
  6. ↑ "AusBBS Official Discussion (NBN + DSL) – Part 1 – Other broadband – Whirlpool Forums". Whirlpool.net.au.
  7. ↑ Angus Kidman. "AusBBS Has Australia's First Unlimited NBN Plan".
  8. ↑ "AusBBS partners with Service Elements". ARN. 20 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Leon Spencer. "AusBBS moves early to get customers on TPG FttB network". ZDNet.
  10. ↑ Foye, Brendon (2016-07-19). "Amaysim enters broadband market with $4m acquisition". CRN Australia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
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