While 2001 will be remembered for many things, it was the year the last remaining free Australian ISPs became tangled in their non-profitable business model and sunk once and for all. Or did it?
Customers of soon-to-be-deceased FreeOnline have been thrown a lifeline by a US tech company keen to set up shop in Australia, but some local users are still set to lose out
The last of the so-called free Internet Service Providers in Australia - FreeOnline -- has called it quits, announcing today on its Web site that its service will no longer be in operation from September 1 onwards.
With the demise of Globalfreeway this week, the collapse of Free Net last October and a move towards fees by the remaining few, where is the free ISP model heading in Australia?
Whether they've gone out of business or changed tack, ISPs have decided it's no longer worth it to keep the Internet free. That's all well and good for their business models, but for consumer-level customers it's still not worth it to pay. Something's gotta give.
The Internet is in the process of taking over our lives, so if you aren't connected, maybe it is time you were.
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