[0] NetZero-Youssef Squali, Vice President and Internet Analyst at ING Barings, The Internet Analyst News.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2000 Youssef Squali, vice president and Internet analyst at ING Barings, recently spoke with The Internet Analyst, about Netzero (Nasdaq:NZRO) and the effect of free access Internet providers in the Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) market. "The ISP market can be segmented into three basic categories: First, you have the free access providers; then, the bulk of the market consists of fee-based ISPs like America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ); and finally, a smaller segment of the market belongs to the providers of broadband ... I think Netzero will benefit from consolidation. It was first to the market and already has more than 4 million registered users. Netzero has been able to negotiate some pretty impressive deals, namely with Qualcomm (Nasdaq-QCOM), which invested $144 million in the company," said Squali. Other companies followed by Mr. Squali are: America Online (NYSE:AOL), Earthlink (Nasdaq:ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), Prodigy Communications (PRGY), Exodus Communications (Nasdaq:EXDS), Globix (Nasdaq:GBIX), Netzero (Nasdaq:NZRO) and Verio (Nasdaq:VRIO VRIO Virtual Reality Input Output ). To find out more about NetZero, read the interview in Multex.com's The Internet Analyst(sm), http://www.theinternetanalyst.com/individual/000629sections/ spotlight.asp. Companies profiled: Netzero (Nasdaq-NZRO) http://www.multexinvestor.com/af001215/tickersearch.asp?Ticker=nzro America Online (NYSE-AOL) http://www.multexinvestor.com/af001215/tickersearch.asp?Ticker=aol Qualcomm (Nasdaq-QCOM) http://www.multexinvestor.com/af001215/tickersearch.asp?Ticker=qcom |
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