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*April: Bills sent out to 7 customers
*Revenue ~ $100k for year (before expenses)
!1994
-*Revenue ~ $250k
-*VUW Finance eyes burgeoning Internet revenues, expecting CSC budget demands to be met
. Something Needs To Be Done
.
+*[CTL Comet V-FAST (28kbps) modems|http://www.machine-ware.co.nz/CTL%20COMET%20MODEMS.htm] used on analogue leased line service
. CTL agrees to design and build a rack-mountable version; first example installed at VUW
.
*"Internet Administrator" position advertised.
-*CTL Comet V-FAST (28kbps) modems used on analogue
leased line service
. CTL agrees to design a rack-mountable version; first example installed at
VUW.
+*Revenue ~ $250k, ~ 25
leased-
line customers
.
+*
VUW Finance eyes burgeoning Internet revenues, expecting CSC budget demands to be met. Something Needs To Be Done
.
*Discussions with Victoria Link Ltd (VUW-owned company) to separate Internet operations from CSC.
!1995
*NetLink formed as division of Victoria Link.
*April: NetLink offers dialup PPP, email and web services, on top of form Internetworking Group leased-line service
-*August: NetLink takes over management of University of Auckland Internet services
+*CyberNet incident: CyberNet Ltd, and Auckland ISP, deliberately floods another Auckland ISP, Iprolink during a demonstration. Both ISPs are connected via University if Auckland. UoA disconnects Cybernet, but is uncomfortable about long term viability of Internet operations. Something Needs To Be Done.
+
*August: NetLink takes over management of University of Auckland Internet services.
!1996
-*Expansion into Christchurch (leased-line & dialup) and Dunedin (leased-line only)
-*October: NetLink sponsors General Election web coverage
-*Deployment of NetRadio wireless Internet service using Proxim equipment (500 kbps)
+*Expansion into Christchurch (leased-line & dialup) and Dunedin (leased-line only).
+*October: NetLink sponsors General Election web coverage.
+*Deployment of NetRadio wireless Internet service using Proxim equipment (500 kbps). 3 antennas on Cotton Building provide coverage over most of Wellington CBD (although some Te Aro sites require very tall poles to "see" over neighboring buildings).
!1997
-*NetLink formed as separate company
-*NetRadio deployed in Christchurch
-*Colin Wallis appointed as CEO
+*NetLink formed as separate company.
+*NetRadio deployed from roof of Hotel Grand Chancellor, tallest building
in Christchurch.
+*Colin Wallis appointed as CEO.
*Founding management team, DonStokes & Stuart Wilson resign.
+
+!1998
+*Colin Wallis resigns.
!1999
-* October: NetLink sold to Telstra NZ
+* October: NetLink sold to Telstra NZ.
