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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | Auckland, New Zealand (1994) |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Employees | 100 |
| Website | www.ihug.co.nz |
Ihug is New Zealand's third largest ISP (behind Xtra and TelstraClear). Ihug originally stood for Internet Home Users Group, even though the name is seldomly used. Its headquarters are in Auckland, New Zealand. The current CEO is Mark Rushworth.
According to 2005 estimates, it has over 100,000 internet and phone subscribers. In September 2003 Ihug was sold to the Western Australian ISP iiNet and now operates as its New Zealand subsidiary.
History
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1994: Ihug begins trading.
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1995: Ihug was the first company to introduce the flat rate internet.
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1997: Ihug begins trading in Australia.
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2003: Ihug merges with iinet.