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| February 2006 |
acquired Celrun TV |
| January 2006 |
appointed Byong-moo Park as CEO |
| January 2006 |
launched the corporation integrating hanaro and Thrunet |
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| December 2005 |
HT and Thrunet HQ, integrated and relocated to Yeoido |
| November 2005 |
launched an in-flight internet service, hanafos AIR |
| October 2005 |
acting CEO, Soon-yeop KWON appointed as CEO |
| September 2005 |
hanafos awarded KS-SQI(Korea service quality index)three years in a row |
| August 2005 |
acting CEO, Soon-yeop KWON appointed as vice president and CEO Chang-bun YOON, Chairman |
| July 2005 |
signed contract with Boeing to become only company to provide in-flight broadband internet service |
| July 2005 |
launched a trial service for UbiNET with BCN consortium |
| June 2005 |
launched a product combining Thrunet and hanafone |
| June 2005 |
launched a trial for like-FTTH for detached homes |
| May 2005 |
forge TV portal business partnership with IRAE Electronics |
| May 2005 |
launched a business customer service center, 108 |
| April 2005 |
launched hanafone 3050 product |
| February 2005 |
launched an IP-TV trial for EBS College Scholastic Aptitude Test broadcast |
| February 2005 |
acquired Thrunet |
| January 2005 |
issued $500M-worth foreign bond |
| January 2005 |
dispatched a volunteer team to Tsunami-hit South-East Asia |
| January 2005 |
acquired WiBro license |
| January 2005 |
evaluated as BBB+ in credit ratings (by National Information and Credit Evaluation) |
| January 2005 |
restructuring(strengthen marketing/sales capabilities) |
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| March 28, 2004 |
Held hanaro Family concert |
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| December 31, 2003 |
Local phone number portability expanded to Goyang and Seongnam |
| December 11, 2003 |
Launched international calling card service |
| November 10, 2003 |
Reorganized company into 4 divisions, 22 departments and 67 teams |
| November 3, 2003 |
Launched HanaFos PC Doctor service |
| October 31, 2003 |
Local phone number portability expanded to 16 new cities, including Daejeon, Kwangju, Ulsan, Jeonju, Suwon, Anyang and Gunpo |
| October 21, 2003 |
Stockholder's meeting held to finalize plans for foreign capital attraction |
| October 1, 2003 |
Started to receive authorization letters written by small stockholders in favor of hanaro's plans to attract foreign investment (website and call center opened to support the stockholder campaign) |
| September 16, 2003 |
Launched disaster relief program for customers hit by Typhoon Maemi (fee reduction, free modem replacement, etc.) |
| September 9, 2003 |
Signed contract with consortium led by New Bridge Capital and AIG to attract $1.1bn |
| August 29, 2003 |
Board of Directors approved plans for attraction of foreign capital |
| August 28, 2003 |
Launched international roaming service across wireless LAN networks (in 12 countries, including the United States) |
| August 11, 2003 |
Held HanaFOS V Happy Inline festival |
| August 8, 2003 |
Chang-Bun Yoon named new CEO. Plans for capital increase with consideration vetoed at stockholder's meeting |
| August 1, 2003 |
Raised local phone service charge (4500 won per month and 2000 won for broadband Internet subscribers) |
| July 8, 2003 |
Board of Directors approved 500 billion won capital increase with consideration |
| July 3, 2003 |
Board of Directors voted down plans to attract foreign capital |
| June 30, 2003 |
Launched local phone number portability service (Ansan, Chungju, Kimhae, and Suncheon) |
| May 27, 2003 |
Demonstrated 2.3GHz high-speed wireless Internet service (Flarion's flash-OFDM) |
| May 6, 2003 |
Launched collect call service, 1595 |
| April 4, 2003 |
Signed contract with U.S.-based Broadstorm to demonstrate 2.3GHz wireless Internet service |
| April 1, 2003 |
Launched world's first fixed-line ring back tone service, VRing |
| March 28, 2003 |
President Yoon-Sik Shin resigned. Steering committee and management committee formed to take over company management |
| March 11, 2003 |
Launched single-line wireless LAN service, HanaFos Anyway Home |
| March 4, 2003 |
Hosted international technology seminar on 2.3GHz wireless high-speed Internet |
| February 13, 2003 |
Signed MOU with Kyrgyzstan to promote cooperation on telecom business. |
| January 29, 2003 |
Launched Korea's first 50Mbps VDSL service (Samsung Chereville Apt., Jangan-dong, Seoul, and Donga Apt., Dorim-dong, Seoul) |
| January 23, 2003 |
Test-launched wireless LAN-based mobile IPv6 system (Central City, Seocho-dong, Seoul) |
| January 23, 2003 |
Head office moved to Ilsan (726-1 Janghang2-dong, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea) |
| January 17, 2003 |
Launched Korea's first 20Mbps VDSL service (10 locations, including Mongnyeon Apt., Ilwon-dong, Seoul) |
| January 13, 2003 |
Launched digital music broadcasting station, Dream Music, with Mtop |
| December 12, 2002 |
Designated as key provider of local and long-distance overseas phone service |
| October 2002 |
Posted first operating profit since inauguration during third quarter |
| October 2002 |
New building of Honam Branch Office opened |
| October 2002 |
Launched wireless LAN roaming service |
| September 2002 |
Agreed on cooperation promotion with China's Chinanet.com |
| September 2002 |
Launched automated domestic collect call service, 1595 |
| September 2002 |
Launched private number service, 0506 |
| August 2002 |
Sold $3.5bn customer management solution, Chorus, to Indonesian client, making hanaro Korea's first CMS exporter |
| August 2002 |
Released second joint inter-Korean animation production, Porong Porong Pororo(Pororo the Little Penguin) |
| August 1, 2002 |
Launched HanFOS.com, combining Hananet and DreamX |
| July 2002 |
Launched Korea's first BWLL local phone service |
| June 2002 |
Launched beta version of TV VOD service |
| May 2002 |
Started to export 3D animation character jointly developed by South and North Korea, Lazy cat Dinga, to Southeast Asian market |
| April 11, 2002 |
Launched receive-only lifetime Internet phone service, Hanafos Hana One 0506 |
| April 2, 2002 |
Established hanaro Dream, combining Hananet and DreamX divisions |
| April 1, 2002 |
Launched VoIP-based local phone service (Yangcheon of Seoul, Anyang, Uiwang, and Gunpo). |
| March 2002 |
Selected as national backup center network operator, together with Dreamline |
| February 1, 2001 |
Launched wireless LAN service, HanaFOS Anyway |
| January 28, 2002 |
Debuted broadband Internet service in China's Guandong Province |
| January 22, 2002 |
Announced plans for 2.3GHz wireless broadband Internet service |
| December 2001 |
Launched 13MBps e-Vally S service (Seocho-dong's Sampoong Apt.) |
| November 2001 |
Entered into broadband Internet markets in Vietnam and Malaysia |
| November 2001 |
Became largest shareholder of Dreamline with controlling 31.18 perent stake |
| September 22, 2001 |
Launched Korea's first wireless LAN service, starting with Seoul's JW Marriott Hotel |
| September 2001 |
Number of subscribers to HanaFOS.com passed over four million |
| August 2001 |
Submitted bid for stake sales of Powercomm, cable network provider |
| July 2001 |
Formed consortium with LG Telecom for synchronous mode IMT-2000 service |
| June 2001 |
President Yun-Sik Shin delivered kneynote speech at World Information and Communications Summit 2001 held in Tokyo |
| June 2001 |
Launched OBC(One-stop Business Center) at http://aop.hanaro.com |
| May 2001 |
Broadband Internet access services integrated into single brand, HanaFOS |
| May 2001 |
Kicked off international IP-VPN business in 10 Asian countires, including Korea, China and Japan |
| April 2001 |
Joined list of Korea's 30 big businesses, ranked 23rd, while garnering 8th place in preference poll |
| April 2001 |
Lowered local phone rates |
| January 2001 |
Signed contract with North Korea's Samchunli to jointly produce 3D animation character, Lazy cat Dinga |
| September 2000 |
Opened integrated multimedia web portal HanaFOS.com to public |
| August 2000 |
Agreed to custom processing and software production contract with North Korea's Samchunli, marking first inter-Korean information technology cooperation |
| July 2000 |
Launched beta version of VDSL service |
| July 2000 |
Established hanaro Technology, subsidiary with focus on network building and operation |
| June 2000 |
Launched Korea's first BWLL broadband Internet service |
| May 2000 |
Established hanarotelecom America, North American branch |
| May 2000 |
Expanded Internet Data Center relocated to Seocho-dong of Seoul |
| April 2000 |
Test-launched BWLL and WLL services |
| March 2000 |
hanarotelecom America listed on NASDAQ |
| March 2000 |
President Yun-Sik Shin renamed CEO at 3rd regular meeting of shareholders |
| February 2000 |
Set up Internet Data Center at Dongjak Information Center |
| January 2000 |
Announced plans to promote itself as "cyber flatform," integrating telecommunications services |
| November 1999 |
Opened Cyber Education Center |
| October 1999 |
Established subsidiary, Korea IMT-2000 |
| August 4, 1999 |
Raised 660 billion won through capital increase with consideration, with post-issue paid-up capital reaching 1.2 trillion won |
| April 1999 |
Launched broadband Internet and local phone service |
| February 1999 |
Test-launched broadband Internet and local phone service |
| November 11, 1998 |
Listed on KOSDAQ (33630) |
| October 1998 |
Launched CATV-based data service in Daejeon |
| October 1,1998 |
Opened Cyber Training Center |
| October 1998 |
Raised 255.3 billion won through capital increase with consideration, with post-issue paid-up capital amounting to 920 trillion won |
| April 1, 1998 |
Succeeded in developing experimental station for BWLL service |
| March 25, 1998 |
Applied for leasing license for telecommunications circuit equipment |
| February 24, 1998 |
Awarded local telephone exchanges (6XXX available in Seoul) |
| February 24, 1998 |
Awarded 2.3GHz spectrum for 20MHz WLL service |
| January 22, 1998 |
Raised 99.6 billion won through capital increase with consideration, with post-issue paid-up capital standing at 700 billion won, marking first increase of capital with consideration by public offering in Korea |
| September 26, 1997 |
hanarotelecom incorporated |
| September 23, 1997 |
Inaugural general meeting held, Yun-Sik Shin elected first hanarotelecom CEO |
| June 13, 1997 |
Selected as Korea's second local telephone service provider by Ministry of Information and Communication |
| April 30, 1997 |
Submitted business plans for local telephony |
| March 5, 1997 |
Ministry of Information and Communication announced application procedures for selection of new key telecommunications provider and guidelines for examination |
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