Dodo Services Explained

Dodo Services Pty Ltd
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[1]
Parent:Vocus Group

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 .[2]

History

The company was established in September 2001.[3] Dodo expanded services which include mobile broadband, VoIP, home and car insurance, gas and electricity.

In 2013, the company was acquired by M2 Group.[4] [5] 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Slepoy a full-time Tiger. Roy Ward. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 2012. 15 December 2023.
  2. News: Vocus to merge with M2 to create $3 billion telecommunications titan. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2017-08-29. 29 August 2017. 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. dead.
  3. Web site: Dodo . 2023-12-12 . dodo.com.
  4. News: M2 buys Dodo, launches takeover bid for Eftel. Australian Financial Review. 2015-04-28. 15 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615223614/http://www.afr.com/business/telecommunications/m2-buys-dodo-launches-takeover-bid-for-eftel-20130319-j10hk. dead.
  5. News: M2 Dodo sale makes CEO happy as Larry. Australian Financial Review. 2015-04-28. 29 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529235604/http://www.afr.com/business/telecommunications/m2-dodo-sale-makes-ceo-happy-as-larry-20130318-j10f7. dead.