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The __I__nternet __C__ompany __O__f __N__ew __Z__ealand, then __A__sia __O__n__l__ine, and then [ICONZ] again.
A NewZealand [ISP].
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+* Started by Chris Thorpe and Jon Clarke (??) in Jon's garage.
+* In 1994, they had around 18 dialup lines, and a 48K MDDS circuit. [http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?q=iconz+chris+thorpe+jon&hl=en&lr=&selm=32iibt%247sf%40news.midland.co.nz&rnum=2]
+* Charged started at $50/meg for email, and $10/meg for data. Dial up to Unix systems only.
+* Expanded to Airedale St (next door to Telecom~'s big black building in Mayoral Drive, Auckland). IHUG were in a back room at that point.
+* Trialed PPP over 14.4K modems. Again, charged by data.
+* Moved to Beach Road around 1995, acquired Kim Schienberg from Panix.com :)
+* Acquired by Melco / Woodrow family (specifically Ron and Chris Woodrow) late 1995 / early 1996.
+* Acquired by AsiaOnLine, with a name change. Moved to Philips Fox tower.
+* Acquired by EzSurf/whoever owns them now. Moved back into Airedale St (different building though!)
+* Notable people: Jon Clarke, Chris Thorpe, Chris Woodrow, Ron Woodrow, Kim Schienberg, Rowan Smith, Terry Hardie, JSeanConnell
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http://www.iconz.co.nz/
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