Cable Modems make high-speed Internet access a reality for
Camden / Rockland Area
WINSLOW, Maine, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- FrontierVision and the Maine Internetworks, Inc. (MINT) today announced that Cable Modem access to the Internet is now available to residents of the Camden and Rockland areas.
MINT, currently the only network service provider in Maine to use fiber optics between points of presence, is rolling out this service as a result of their partnership with FrontierVision Partners, L.P., Maine's largest Cable TV provider. FrontierVision Partners chose MINT as their exclusive data partner for this project.
"FrontierVision is very excited about working with MINT," said Richard Halle, Vice President of Business Development for FrontierVision. "We feel that with the combination of MINT's network services expertise and FrontierVision's cable network, we can offer a robust service that will exceed our customers' expectations."
"This demonstrates MINT's commitment to providing quality, high-speed Internet access to companies and individuals at a economical price", said MINT President Paul Booker, Sr. "Cable modem access is clearly the leader in the race to bring broadband services into homes and businesses."
Continued rollouts of Cable Modem service throughout selected central Maine FVP cable networks is scheduled for late 1998 continuing through 1999.
Monthly rates for the Quicksilver (http://www.fvpmint.net) residential Internet service start at $39.95. Cable modems are owned and provided by FrontierVision. Cable access will provide users with data throughput speeds up to 45 times greater than that of a regular telephone modem. Quicksilver customers will enjoy the benefits associated with a Premium Internet Service plus the additional benefits of broadband network architecture.
Starting at $150.00, commercial clients can now employ streaming audio and video, video conferencing, telecommuting, corporate Intranet access, and a host of small office/home office applications that are tailor made for this broadband connectivity solution.
Record of Internet Leadership
The Maine Internetworks, Inc. is a leader in Internet technologies. MINT's expertise in Information Technologies and Web Development led to its recent project to develop an online trading system for the Kuwaiti Stock Exchange.
MINT has been researching and developing broadband network architectures for 3 years in the central Maine cities of Augusta and Waterville. Participants in this project include The Finance Authority of Maine and The Waterville Public School System.
MINT recently partnered with Planet Direct (Nasdaq: CMGI) to offer localized, personally relevant content to MINT subscribers.
About Maine Internetworks, Inc.
MINT (http://www.mint.net) is a network service provider and new media company headquartered in Winslow, Maine.
MINT was founded in April 1995 as mid-Maine's first commercial network service provider. This was immediately followed by "The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award". Soon after, they were awarded the Governor's "Plus One" award for their commitment to hiring local residents.
About FrontierVision Partners, L.P.
Formed in 1995, FrontierVision Partners, L.P., is one of the fastest- growing companies in the cable industry. They currently are one of the 20 largest cable operators in the US. FrontierVision currently serves more than 650,000 customers in four operating regions in Ohio, Kentucky, New England and the Southeast.
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