 Following the Dot com crash and various investigations, KPNQwest declared bankruptcy.In June 2002, it was announced that the Ebone Network Operations Center would be shut down, and the Ebone would be deactivated.Employees in the Ebone Network Operations Center and elsewhere attempted to keep the network running for many weeks after the last possible sale of the company fell through, but eventually were told to shut down the network and abandon the building, which they did on July 2, 2002.