It was founded in September 1994[1] by a Canadian entrepreneur, Roger J. Boisvert (1951-2001)[2] together with his wife, Yuriko Hiraguri.
[3] GOL was known for its @gol.com brand,[4] by succeeding Japan's first commercial Internet operation launched by Roger J. Boisvert at Intercon International K.K.
(IIKK) started on September 24, 1993, at an apartment Joichi Itoh (Joi Ito) helped to secure in Tokyo.
[6] Exodus opened its Tokyo IDC in April 2000 together with Nomura Research Institute.
[8] In 2003, Cable and Wireless Japan known as Cable & Wireless IDC (C&W IDC)[9] sold GOL to Japanese VoIP operator Fusion Communications, merging its existing consumer Internet and VoIP to create Fusion Network Services.