[1] In 1987 the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust gave GreenNet a grant to enable it to bring a large number of peace groups online, and "After a few years they became one of the first internet service providers in Britain".
[2] GreenNet formed an international link with IGC and was a founder member of the Association for Progressive Communications, established in 1990.
[1] GreenNet developed a Fido gateway, GnFido, which allowed access to basic internet facilities such as email using a store-and-forward system.
[5] On 1 August 2013, GreenNet and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) suffered an extensive DDoS attack.
[13] The case ultimately failed, but GCHQ were forced to admit clandestine hacking activities.