Korea Thrunet Co, Ltd. is a
Seoul-based
Korean telecommunications company, one of the largest providers of high-speed
broadband internet access in
South Korea. The company is one of the largest telephone companies in South Korea, one of only two companies licensed to provide local
telephone access. A division of the company known as MultiPlus controls a large portion of the South Korean
internet market. Korea Thrunet tried unsuccessfully to merge with
Hanaro Telecom, Inc. in
2004 
, but then was acquired by Hanaro Telecom in 2005
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