Dodo Services
{{Short description|Australian telecommunications and energy retailer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Dodo Services Pty Ltd
| logo = Dodo-logo.png
| trade_name = Dodo
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Internet service provider
| area_served = Australia
| products = Broadband internet, mobile phone plans, electricity and (limited) gas retail
| founded = September 2001
| founder = Larry Kestelman,
Michael Slepoy{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/slepoy-a-fulltime-tiger-20120204-1qyz3.html|title=Slepoy a full-time Tiger|author=Roy Ward|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 February 2012|access-date=15 December 2023}}
| parent = Vocus Group
| homepage = {{URL|www.dodo.com}}
}}
Dodo Services Pty Ltd is an Australian Internet service and mobile telephony provider that is based in Melbourne and is a fully owned subsidiary of the Vocus Group ({{ASX|VOC}}).{{Cite news|title = Vocus to merge with M2 to create $3 billion telecommunications titan|url = http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/vocus-to-merge-with-m2-to-create-3-billion-telecommunications-titan-20150927-gjw4jg.html|newspaper = The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date = 2017-08-29|archive-date = 29 August 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170829084657/http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/vocus-to-merge-with-m2-to-create-3-billion-telecommunications-titan-20150927-gjw4jg.html|url-status = dead}}
History
The company was established in September 2001.{{Cite web |title=Dodo |url=https://www.dodo.com/mobile |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=dodo.com}}{{failed verification|date=December 2023}} Dodo expanded services which include mobile broadband, VoIP, home and car insurance, gas and electricity.{{failed verification|date=December 2023|reason=Nothing about insurance there.}}
In 2013, the company was acquired by M2 Group.{{Cite news|title = M2 buys Dodo, launches takeover bid for Eftel|url = http://www.afr.com/business/telecommunications/m2-buys-dodo-launches-takeover-bid-for-eftel-20130319-j10hk|newspaper = Australian Financial Review|access-date = 2015-04-28|archive-date = 15 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150615223614/http://www.afr.com/business/telecommunications/m2-buys-dodo-launches-takeover-bid-for-eftel-20130319-j10hk|url-status = dead}}{{Cite news|title = M2 Dodo sale makes CEO happy as Larry|url = http://www.afr.com/business/telecommunications/m2-dodo-sale-makes-ceo-happy-as-larry-20130318-j10f7|newspaper = Australian Financial Review|access-date = 2015-04-28|archive-date = 29 May 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150529235604/http://www.afr.com/business/telecommunications/m2-dodo-sale-makes-ceo-happy-as-larry-20130318-j10f7|url-status = dead}} Prior to being bought out, the company had over 400,000 customers and 660,000 active services. M2 paid $203.90 million for Dodo and $44.10 million for Eftel as some of the owners owned both companies. It runs on the Optus network.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.dodo.com}}
{{Internet service providers of Australia}}
Category:Companies based in Melbourne
Category:Internet service providers of Australia