Patricia Fusco

MCI WorldCom Thursday expanded capacity for users of its Very High Performance Backbone Network Service, part of the Internet 2 initiative. The National Science Foundation-funded project to develop network support services for Next Generation Internet (NGI) is currently being tested by members of the CalREN-2 university research and education network. The California Institute of Technology, […]

New England Internet service provider Empire Net has yet to officially announce their free personal computer program, but that hasn’t stopped its customer service lines from being deluged with inquiries about the unique offer. In a strategic partnership with Connect Plus!, Empire Net is the first ISP to offer a free PC when you sign-up […]

An Internet research firm Wednesday predicted an explosion in the number of residential customers receiving high-speed cable Internet services over the next eight years. Pioneer Consulting reported that 1.5 million subscribers worldwide currently utilize cable modem Internet access, including approximately 790,000 North American users. Pioneer estimates that by the year 2007, more than 45 million […]

iPass Inc. Tuesday unveiled Release 4.0, a cross-platform suite of three upgrades to its “Access Anywhere” Internet roaming and remote access services. The Java-based suite is scheduled for public release sometime next month. Release 4.0 includes iPass RoamServer 4.0, enhanced iPass connection software and an advanced underlying Settlement System and Clearinghouse architecture. Allied with the […]

America Online has canceled the AOL Select referral program, just one month after entering into a test marketing venture with Monument Communications. Marketers who signed up for the program are demanding to know why the potentially lucrative multi-level marketing plan was dropped. AOL Select was designed to allow members to generate commissions when they or […]

A rapid expansion drive over the past year has helped Internet provider RCN Corp. reach the 500,000-subscriber milestone. The company also named former JavaNet co-founder David Epstein will serve as president of its Internet Division. “Now that we have successfully integrated RCN’s four major ISP acquisitions, and officially launched the RCN.com Internet brand, we are […]

AT&T WorldNet’s above-average first quarter growth has left subscribers at the mercy of busy signals when attempting to connect to the service. AT&T WorldNet Wednesday announced it increased its membership by 30 percent over the last 12 months, outperforming the industry average of 22 percent. The service added 100,000 new members in January bringing its […]

Free Internet provider NetZero Inc. Wednesday announced that it has secured multimillion-dollar financing from three California-based venture capital firms. NetZero did not specify the exact amount of the investment. The company said the investment is a strong endorsement of its business model. NetZero has also attracted more than 40 national advertisers in just three months. […]

Marking the third anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act regulating open competition of telecommunications technologies, U S West president and CEO Solomon D. Trujillo said that the 1996 Telecommunications Act is not working as Congress intended. In a speech made at the Economic Strategy Institute’s America’s Broadband Future forum in Washington D.C. Thursday, Trujillo said […]

The nation’s leading Internet service providers (ISPs) Wednesday announced the founding of the OpenNET Coalition. The Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group plans to motivate regulators to take action on the issue of open access to cable. Founding members of the coalition includes MCI WorldCom, America Online, MindSpring, Prodigy, US WEST, Netscape, Cable and Wireless USA Inc., […]

EarthLink Tuesday signed a deal with Nortel Networks to expand the capacity available to Southern California subscribers. EarthLink plans to add up to 42,000 more ports of carrier-class Internet access by the end of 1999. The deployment will expand EarthLink’s Mega POP available bandwidth for the company’s Southern California subscribers. EarthLink’s contract with Nortel Networks […]

iPass announced Monday that PSINet Ltd., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of PSINet Inc. has agreed to offer businesses in Canada global roaming services with iPass. PSINet’s InterRamp business customers will gain expanded access to the Internet in more than 150 countries through iPass “Access Anywhere” service. “Expanding the reach of our customers’ global connectivity in […]