Dodo Services Pty Ltd is an Australian Internet service and mobile telephony provider that is based in

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

and is a fully owned subsidiary of the

Vocus Group Vocus Group Limited, formerly known as Vocus Communications, is a Telephone company, telecommunications company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Vocus Communications was founded by James Spenceley as a wholesale, en ...

().

History

The company was established in September 2001. Dodo expanded services which include

mobile broadband Mobile broadband is the marketing term for Wireless broadband, wireless Internet access via mobile network, mobile (cell) networks. Access to the network can be made through a portable modem, wireless modem, or a Tablet computer, tablet/smartp ...

VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, is a set of technologies used primarily for voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. VoIP enables voice calls to be transmitted as ...

, home and car insurance, gas and electricity. In 2013, the company was acquired by

M2 Group M2 Group Ltd was an Australian retailer and wholesaler of telecommunications services as well as power, gas and insurance products. On 5 February 2016, M2 Group Ltd merged into Vocus Communications. History Established in 1999, M2 Group Ltd ...

. 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.

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