[AusNOG] TPG acquires iiNet

[Nick Stallman]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAPT_Limited
TPG only got their business/wholesale services, not consumer which was 
iiNet.

On 13/03/15 11:28, Bob Woolley wrote:
> Sadly I would have to cite the TPG - AAPT takeover.
> AAPT was a profitable brand with excellent support and local staffing, 
> but TPG wanted to make it significantly more profitable by destroying 
> the customer service.
>
> I fear the same for iiNet :(
>
>
> - Bob
>
> On 13 March 2015 at 10:20, Nick Stallman <nick at agentpoint.com 
> <mailto:nick at agentpoint.com>> wrote:
>
>     I haven't seen anywhere saying that TPG will change the business
>     at all.
>     Why can't they keep iiNet as a premium brand with onshore support?
>     Then they'd probably still be able to pass on cost savings to
>     iiNet customers due to economy of scale.
>
>     Although TPG's support must have improved at some point as when I
>     got NBN a month ago they were excellent, ringing me proactively an
>     hour after an appointment was missed and checking up afterwards as
>     well.
>     Sure its offshore but I could actually understand them which is
>     quite nice.
>
>
>     On 13/03/15 09:20, Joseph Goldman wrote:
>>     When does the ACCC step in and consider TPG amassing a monopoly?
>>     Are we far off?
>>
>>     Also - for a lot of providers this 'could' be good news. TPG are
>>     quickly having the reputation of diminishing the brands they
>>     purchase through cost cutting measures. ISP's like iiNet were
>>     prided on local support etc, this could see a mass of users soon
>>     looking for a new ISP with local support, if TPG follow their trends.
>>
>>     On 13/03/15 09:11, Andrew Yager wrote:
>>>     For those of you who have been living under a rock (like me) you
>>>     may have missed the news... TPG has acquired iiNet for 1.4 billion.
>>>
>>>     http://mobile.crn.com.au/Article.aspx?CIID=401594&type=News
>>>
>>>     Fun times for the industry with one less big player...
>>>
>>>     Andrew
>>>
>>>     Sent from my mobile device
>>>
>>>
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