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{{CompanyInfo|

| logo            = Iinet.JPG‎

| logo            = Iinet.JPG‎

Subiaco, Western Australia 6008

Subiaco, Western Australia 6008

| country        = Australia

| country        = Australia

| businesses      = [[Netspace]]

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| products        =  

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| employees      = more than 2,000

| employees      = more than 2,000

| keypeople      = [[Michael Malone]], CEO

| keypeople      = [[Michael Malone]], CEO

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'''iiNet''' is an the second largest Internet Service Provide ([[ISP]]) in Australia with more than 2000 employees. The company also provides broadband, telephony and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) services for more than 1.3 million customers. <ref>[http://www.iinet.net.au/about/ About iiNet]</ref>

In March 2012,the company confirmed its application for the [[.iinet]] [[Brand TLD]]. In a statement, Roger Yerramsetti, iiNet Operations Manager, was confident that there would be no other applicant for the .iinet string. He also said that $200,000 is ''"relatively cheap way to secure a part of the internet."'' ARI Registry Services has been selected as the back-end registry service provider for the proposed .iinet gTLD. <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/whats-in-a-domain-name-its-a-bargain-at-200000-20120308-1un5x.html What's in a domain name? It's a bargain at $200,000]</ref>

==Timeline==

==Timeline==

Below are important events in the history of the company:  

Below are important events in the history of the company:  

<ref>[http://www.iinet.net.au/about/timeline.html About iiNet-Corporate Timeline]</ref>

<ref>[http://www.iinet.net.au/about/timeline.html About iiNet-Corporate Timeline]</ref>

* 1993 - [[Michael Malone]] and [[Michael O'Reilly]] co-founded iiNet at Malone's home garage. It was the first dial-up internet access provider in Western Australia.   

* 1993 - [[Michael Malone]] and [[Michael O'Reilly]] co-founded iiNet in Malone's garage. It was the first dial-up internet access provider in Western Australia.   

* 1995 - iiNet's business operations was transferred to Perth CBD to be able to provide services to an increasing number of customers. iiNet also joined other organizations and established WA Internet Association.

* 1995 - iiNet's business operations were transferred to Perth CBD to be able to provide services to an increasing number of customers. iiNet also joined other organizations and established the Western Australia (WA) Internet Association.

* 1996 - iiNet acquired Online Information Systems and Access Communications.

* 1996 - iiNet acquired Online Information Systems and Access Communications.

* 1998 - Fourteen (14) other small ISPs making the company the largest Tier 2 ISPs in Australia while second largest among Tier 1 ISP providers.   

* 1998 - iiNet acquired fourteen other small ISPs making the company the largest Tier 2 ISPs in Australia while second largest among Tier 1 ISP providers.   

* 1999 - iiNet went public and it was listed in the Australian Stock Exchange. The company merged with Wantree and acquired other companies including Omen Internet, Networx, Nettrek and Infinite Data, MNS and Comtech, which made the company the second largest ISP in WA.

* 1999 - iiNet went public and it was listed in the Australian Stock Exchange. The company merged with Wantree and acquired other companies including Omen Internet, Networx, Nettrek and Infinite Data, MNS and Comtech, which made the company the second largest ISP in WA.

* 2000 - Broadband services were launched by the company including Cable Internet Access, Cityspan Wireless Internet Access and ADSL Internet Access.

* 2000 - Broadband services were launched by the company including Cable Internet Access, Cityspan Wireless Internet Access and ADSL Internet Access.

* 2008 - The company signed a 15-year agreement with Pipe International to construct new cable infrastrutures from Australia to Guam and acquired Up'N'Away, a local ISP and Westnet, the third largest ISP in Australia.

* 2008 - The company signed a 15-year agreement with Pipe International to construct new cable infrastrutures from Australia to Guam and acquired Up'N'Away, a local ISP and Westnet, the third largest ISP in Australia.

* 2009 - iiNet submitted its defense against the copyright lawsuit filed by Hollywood studios. The company also abandoned its negotiations with Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy regarding the issue on filtering trial. The company partnered with OptiComm in launching its first lightening-fast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband services.

* 2009 - iiNet submitted its defense against the copyright lawsuit filed by Hollywood studios. The company also abandoned its negotiations with Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy regarding the issue on filtering trial. The company partnered with OptiComm in launching its first lightening-fast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband services.

* 2010-  The company won the copyright infringement case. The court ruled that iiNet did not authorize the infringement of copyrights commiteed by iiNet users.

* 2010 -  The company won the copyright infringement case. The court ruled that iiNet did not authorize the infringement of copyrights commiteed by iiNet users.

 

 

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