Editing Start Network

 
'''Start Network AS''' is a [[Privately held company|private company]] that owns and runs the [[internet service provider]] Start.no in [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Start.no |work= Network website |language= Norwegian  |url= http://www.start.no/ |accessdate= 17 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Start Network : Nyheter |work= Company website |language= Norwegian  |url= http://www.startnetwork.no/ |accessdate= 17 October 2011 }}</ref>

In addition to the premium portal site at start.no the company offers several levels of service, including free [[Internet access]] over dialup, free internet- and POP3 based email, free web hosting for homepages. During 2005, the company started selling high [[bit rate]] home Internet access via [[asymmetric digital subscriber line]] (ADSL) to Norwegian customers. 

Member-based websites share the common authentication system, Start Pass. It is a Norwegian equivalent to the [[Microsoft Passport]]. By February 2006, it had 1.7 million registered users. Norway has 4.6 million citizens.

The Company derives its revenues primarily from the internet access business, from the sale of advertising and from various types of electronic commerce. The two major shareholders are [[DB Medialab]] and [[PowerTech Information Systems]].

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[[Category:Internet service providers of Norway]]