About: World Online

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World Online (WOL) was a European Internet Service Provider (ISP) which came to prominence in the late 1990s dotcom boom. Founded by Dutch entrepreneur , World Online's name indicated its aspiration to rival the hugely successful American ISP, AOL (America On-Line). The company aimed to provide free internet access across Europe. It launched its full internet service in the Netherlands in 1996, and grew rapidly to have a presence in 15 European countries and South Africa; counting some 1.9 million customers by the year 2000.

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  • World Online war ein europäischer Internetdienstanbieter, der einen Internetzugang, einen kostenlosen E-Mail-Dienst sowie kostenlosen SMS-Versand angeboten hatte. (de)
  • World Online (nom complet : World Online France ; surnom interne : WOLF) était un fournisseur d'accès à Internet français créé fin 1998 par World Online International (WOLI, la maison-mère sise aux Pays-Bas) et par d'autres actionnaires dont Bouygues Telecom. (fr)
  • World Online (WOL) was a European Internet Service Provider (ISP) which came to prominence in the late 1990s dotcom boom. Founded by Dutch entrepreneur , World Online's name indicated its aspiration to rival the hugely successful American ISP, AOL (America On-Line). The company aimed to provide free internet access across Europe. It launched its full internet service in the Netherlands in 1996, and grew rapidly to have a presence in 15 European countries and South Africa; counting some 1.9 million customers by the year 2000. Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the company’s principal shareholders included the Swiss-based Sandoz Family Foundation, Dutch mobile provider Telfort, Reggeborgh Beheer (an investment company) and Intel. (en)
  • World Online was een van de grootste internetproviders van Nederland, tot na de dramatische beursnotering op 17 maart 2000 en de overname door Tiscali later dat jaar. (nl)
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  • World Online war ein europäischer Internetdienstanbieter, der einen Internetzugang, einen kostenlosen E-Mail-Dienst sowie kostenlosen SMS-Versand angeboten hatte. (de)
  • World Online (nom complet : World Online France ; surnom interne : WOLF) était un fournisseur d'accès à Internet français créé fin 1998 par World Online International (WOLI, la maison-mère sise aux Pays-Bas) et par d'autres actionnaires dont Bouygues Telecom. (fr)
  • World Online was een van de grootste internetproviders van Nederland, tot na de dramatische beursnotering op 17 maart 2000 en de overname door Tiscali later dat jaar. (nl)
  • World Online (WOL) was a European Internet Service Provider (ISP) which came to prominence in the late 1990s dotcom boom. Founded by Dutch entrepreneur , World Online's name indicated its aspiration to rival the hugely successful American ISP, AOL (America On-Line). The company aimed to provide free internet access across Europe. It launched its full internet service in the Netherlands in 1996, and grew rapidly to have a presence in 15 European countries and South Africa; counting some 1.9 million customers by the year 2000. (en)
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  • World Online (de)
  • World Online (fr)
  • World Online (nl)
  • World Online (en)
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