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ihug Limited
Company type
Subsidiary
Founded
Auckland, New Zealand (1994)
Headquarters
Auckland, New Zealand
Owner
Vodafone NZ
Number of employees
100
Website
www.ihug.co.nz
ihug was New Zealand's third largest ISP (behind Xtra and TelstraClear), before it was bought, then absorbed by Vodafone New Zealand (the country's largest mobile phone operator, later renamed One NZ). According to 2005 estimates, it had over 100,000 internet and phone subscribers. Before 2000 ihug was New Zealand's largest ISP but as other ISPs began offering flat rate services, some customers opted to transfer to those providers.
ihug originally stood for Internet Home Users Group, even though the name was seldom used. It was also known as The Internet Group or 'TIG' in Australia. ihug was sold to iiNet in 2003 before being sold to Vodafone in 2006 after interest from then Television New Zealand subsidiary THL and competitor Orcon. Its headquarters were in Auckland, New Zealand. The former CEO was Mark Rushworth, who became Manager of Marketing at Vodafone NZ.
The company also ran a small subscription television service in Auckland for a short period.
After Vodafone retired the ihug brand in April 2008, existing customers were moved to Vodafone's own internet services, although customers had the choice of retaining their email addresses[1] until Vodafone later stopped providing email services.
^Helen Twose (23 January 2008). "Vodafone shuts down ihug brand". The New Zealand Herald.
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