Virgin.net

Virgin.net was an Internet service provider (ISP) operating in the United Kingdom which was launched in November 1996 as the joint venture between NTL and the Virgin Group, becoming wholly owned by NTL in September 2004.[1] It sold a range of ADSL broadband packages through BT landlines to those living outside areas served by NTL’s cable television network.

Virgin.net
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedNovember 1996
DefunctFebruary 2015
FateMerged Into Parent
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductsBroadband Internet
ParentVirgin Media
Websitevirginmedia.com

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 via Carrier Preselect (CPS) to broadband subscribers. Subscription based and subscription free dial up internet access was also available. Like most ISPs, Virgin.net had a web portal, covering topics such as music, movies, travel, technology and motoring.

The company was incorporated on 8 February 2007 into the newly established Virgin Media as Virgin Media Beyond Cable. Virgin Media reached an agreement in November 2014 to sell its ADSL Business (the former Virgin.net service) to TalkTalk Group, allowing Virgin to focus on its cable broadband offering.[2] Customers began transferring to TalkTalk from February 2015 shortly afterwards.[3]

See also

References
  1. "NTL takes control of Virgin Net". BBC News. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
  2. Doku, Ernest (14 November 2014). "Virgin Media sells remaining copper broadband customers to TalkTalk". uSwitch. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. Knapman, Helen (7 January 2015). "Virgin Media begins notifying non-cable customers of transfer to TalkTalk". Money Saving Expert. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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