Froggy was an Australian business, that primarily operated an

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amongst other things, established and owned by entrepreneur Karl Suleman. At the time of its collapse the company had around 30,000 customers. Froggy was originally two separate ISPs, A1 Superlink and another smaller one based in

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. In early 2000, Suleman purchased these companies and created the

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name Froggy. Froggy became notable for its use of

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in the Australian capital cities. In addition, former ''

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'' hostess Adriana Xenides endorsed the business. Froggy, mainly as a result of transferring debts from Karl Suleman Enterprises to Froggy, was in financial trouble from the start. In November 2001 the

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raided Suleman's home, due to questionable accounting practices and allegations of fraud, mainly involving the misappropriation of funds invested by the

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community in Australia, of which Suleman was a prominent member.

References

{{Reflist Companies disestablished in 2002 Defunct telecommunications companies of Australia