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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | merged into parent |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Broadband internet |
| Parent | Virgin Media |
| Website | virginmedia |
Virgin.net was anInternet service provider (ISP) operating in theUnited Kingdom. It launched in November 1996. Once a joint venture betweenNTL and theVirgin Group, the ISP became wholly owned by NTL in September 2004.[1]
The company sold a range ofADSL broadband packages throughBTlandlines to those living outside areas served by NTL'scable television network. Virgin.net broadband customers could receive up to 8 Mbit/s downstream and 400 kbit/s upstream, with usage allowances depending on which package the user takes.
Virgin.net also offered bundled phone services viaCarrier Preselect (CPS) to broadband subscribers. Subscription based and subscription freedial-up Internet access was also available. Like most ISPs, Virgin.net had aweb portal, covering topics such as music, movies, travel, technology and motoring.
In February 2007, the company was incorporated into the newly establishedVirgin Media as Virgin Media Beyond Cable. In November 2014, Virgin Media reached an agreement to sell its ADSL business (the former Virgin.net service) toTalkTalk Group, allowing Virgin to focus on its cable broadband offering.[2]
Customers began transferring toTalkTalk from February 2015.[3]
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