Doorstep is an online brokerage firm based in

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. It was established in 2000, and was meant to develop a

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for online trade. It was a cooperation between telecommunications company

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and

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. Chairman was Petter Jansen, and among the board members were

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and Ingvild Myhre. The goal was to create the largest market place of its kind in Norway. However the chief executive officer Knut Oppegaard quit in March 2001 and was replaced by Ann-Kristin Hageløkken. The portal had not yet been opened. The plans were then significantly altered in April 2001, as the plans for online trading were cut. It shared its fate with several

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, although the company would use the .no

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instead of .com. The company still exists, with the purpose of "business development". Jon Fredrik Baksaas is a member of the board, which is now chaired by

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.Official site

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Online marketplaces of Norway Internet properties established in 2000 Former joint ventures Telenor Online brokerages {{Norway-company-stub