Private company

UK Online

Internet service provider

UK Online was a consumer Internet service provider that operated within the UK, and began as a dial-up provider in 1994. Network provider Easynet acquired the company in 1996, and were in turn acquired by BSkyB in 2005.2 It is headquartered in United Kingdom.1 It is part of Sky Group.1 It ceased to exist in 2011.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1

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UK Online was a consumer Internet service provider that operated within the UK, and began as a dial-up provider in 1994. Network provider Easynet acquired the company in 1996, and were in turn acquired by BSkyB in 2005.2

Corporate structure

UK Online is part of a group headed by Comcast. 471 entities, 34 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • internet service provider

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1994Founded Founded1

Sources

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