Claranet

ISP Other Organization

United Kingdom

Valid from 1996-01-01

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About

UK/European managed services and ISP group founded 1996; historical consumer/business dial-up ISP (Freetime/FreeCall unmetered, ClaraDSL ADSL). Parent of Claranet Soho; acquired Netscalibur (2003) and FreeUK (2007). (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

Yes (1996-01-01)

Altnet?

Yes (1996-01-01)
Historical UK commercial ISP

Sells Over Networks

BT Dial-Up — 1996-01-01 – 2000-06-01
BT DSL — 2000-09-01 – 2007-01-01
ClaraDSL Solo ADSL launch.
BT Surftime — 2000-06-01 – 2007-01-01
Freetime/FreeCall unmetered packages.

Corporate Relationships

→ ownership: Claranet Soho
Claranet Soho is the UK SME division of Claranet group. (Source).

Consolidations

Absorbed from: Netscalibur — announced 2003-01-01; completed 2003-07-29 (merged, acquired, dissolved)
Netscalibur acquired by Clara.Net July 2003. (Source).
Absorbed from: FreeUK — announced 2007-01-01; completed 2007-01-01 (merged, acquired, dissolved)
FreeUK acquired by Claranet; brand continued. (Source).