Internet Service Providers: L.A. companies ranked by number of subscribers. (The List).EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FROM one year to the next, the list of Los Angeles-area Internet service providers 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. can look completely different. Like the dot-com companies An organization that offers its services exclusively on the Internet, either via the user's Web browser or a client program that must be installed in the user's computer. Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Google and eBay are examples of dot-com companies. they connect to users, these businesses seem to appear and vanish without warning. Take this year. After two years in the No. 1 spot, NetZero NetZero is an Internet service provider based in Woodland Hills, California. It is a subsidiary of United Online, owner of Juno Online Services and BlueLight Internet Services. isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be even on this year's list. The free ISP See free Internet service. merged with Juno Online Services Juno client software icon Juno is an Internet service provider based in the United States. It is a subsidiary of United Online, which also owns NetZero and Bluelight Internet Services. in September September: see month. and changed its name to United Online Inc. Last year's No. 2 company, Zyan Communications, went bankrupt BANKRUPT. A person who has done, or suffered some act to be done, which is by law declared an act of bankruptcy; in such case he may be declared a bankrupt. 2. It is proper to notice that there is much difference between a bankrupt and an insolvent. at the end of 2000. HostPro Inc. - last year's third-place finisher - was acquired by Interland Inc. of Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. over the summer. New to this year's list is 2by2.net of the City of Industry, which lands in the No. 2 spot with 84,234 subscribers - a significant jump from last year's 26,136. THE PACESETTER: United Online Inc. MARK Goldston, whose NetZero merged in September with Juno Online Services to form United Online Inc., remains at the helm of L.A.'s Largest Internet Service Provider. With its strategy of providing free Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connections to its 6.1 million users, United Online far outpaced its local competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t. in 2001. Despite that subscriber subscriber, n the person, usually the employee, who represents the family unit in relation to the prepayment plan. Other family members are dependents. Also called certificate holders or enrollees. lead, United's base of users has declined by 1.8 million from the year-earlier period, a loss the company attributed to increased emphasis on a subscription service model and limiting usage on free accounts. "It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a planned decline and it was all on the free side," Goldston said. "We instituted a 40-hour monthly usage cap on the free service knowing it would eliminate several thousand abusers from the network." United reported revenues of $41.3 million for the quarter ended June June: see month. 3, of which $29 million (70 percent) came from billable services. The remaining $12.3 million came from advertising and electronic commerce. Goldston agreed that free Internet service An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated. NetZero (www.netzero. would not last as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. enterprise. Using limited free service, however, as a customer acquisition technique for pay service will remain his plan. [Graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. omitted] [Graph omitted]
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Subscribers Fees
* name * current * set-up charges
* address * year ago * monthly
* 3 years ago * yearly
1 United Online 6,100,000 (4) none
Inc (3) (1) 7,900,000 $9.95
2555 Townsgate Road 3,700,000 $119.40
Westlake Village 91361
2 2by2.net 84,234 none
13181 Crossroads 26,136 17.95
Parkway N. NA 179.50
City of Industry 91746
3 Worldkey.net 70,000 none
17620 Sherman Way, 65,000 12.95
Suite 105 40,000 120
Van Nuys 91406
4 Internet Specialties 20,000 none
West Inc. (5) 5,600 21.95
29219 Canwood St., 1,800 239
Suite 110
Agoura Hills 91301
5 Moon Global Network 7,000 19.95
Inc. (8) 5,000 19.50
335 Maple Ave. 1,000 199
Torrance 90503
6 GUS Network America 5,500 20
Inc. (7) 5,000 17
428 Cloverleaf Drive 1,500 187
Baldwin Park 91706
7 Anet.net 5,300 none
844 S. Robertson Blvd. 4,200 18
Los Angeles 90035 1,500 180
8 The Loop Internet (6) 5,000 15
P.O. Box 38010 same 18.97
Los Angeles 90038 same NA
9 ISP West 3,000 none
P.O. Box 2160 NA 13.95
North Hills 91393 NA 143.4
10 AztecaNet Inc. (9) 3,000 20
6820 La Tijera Blvd., same 16.95
Suite 202A NA 143.4
Los Angeles 90045
11 Netwood Communications 2,500 none
LLC (10) 2,000 17
11718 Barrington 1,000 170
Court, Suite 301
Los Angeles 90049
12 ARTSCI.net 1,500 none
P.O. Box 1428 1,800 19.95
Burbank 91507 2,000 215.95
13 Instant Internet 1,200 none
6355 Topanga Canyon 1,100 24.95
Blvd., Suite 513 900 249.5
Woodland Hills 91367
14 Grapevine Internet 1,200 none
Services 700 19.95
21618 Golden Triangle 500 215.4
Road, Suite 203
Santa Clarita 91350
15 ICCI Internet 720 waived
333 Washington 280 NA
Blvd., Suite 15 7 varies
Marina del Rey 90292
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Connections (1)/ Dedicated Access
* name Speeds
* address Offered
1 United Online narrowband NA
Inc (3) (1) connectivity,
2555 Townsgate Road dial up to 56K
Westlake Village 91361
2 2by2.net V.34 + K56flex DSL
13181 Crossroads V.90 ISDN
Parkway N.
City of Industry 91746
3 Worldkey.net 56K V.90, DSL all speeds
17620 Sherman Way, 128K ISDN
Suite 105
Van Nuys 91406
4 Internet Specialties 56K and 128K 144K, 384K,
West Inc. (5) ISDN 768K, 1.1Mb,
29219 Canwood St., 1.5Mb, 3Mb, 6Mb
Suite 110
Agoura Hills 91301
5 Moon Global Network 56K DSL, T1, T3,
Inc. (8) Frame 144K to
335 Maple Ave. 1.5Mb
Torrance 90503
6 GUS Network America 56K T1, T3, Frame
Inc. (7) relay
428 Cloverleaf Drive
Baldwin Park 91706
7 Anet.net 56K V.90 DSL, T1
844 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles 90035
8 The Loop Internet (6) 56K, V.90 128K ISDN to
P.O. Box 38010 1.5Mb T1
Los Angeles 90038
9 ISP West 28.8K, 36.6K, none
P.O. Box 2160 56K, ISDN
North Hills 91393
10 AztecaNet Inc. (9) 56K V.90 T1, 768K, 386K
6820 La Tijera Blvd.,
Suite 202A
Los Angeles 90045
11 Netwood Communications 56K DSL, T1
LLC (10)
11718 Barrington
Court, Suite 301
Los Angeles 90049
12 ARTSCI.net 56K V.90 DSL, T1
P.O. Box 1428
Burbank 91507
13 Instant Internet 56K, 64K, 56K, 64K, 115K,
6355 Topanga Canyon 128I, ISDN 128K, 144K,
Blvd., Suite 513 192K, 384K
Woodland Hills 91367
14 Grapevine Internet 56K, ISDN 56K, ISDN
Services
21618 Golden Triangle
Road, Suite 203
Santa Clarita 91350
15 ICCI Internet T1 to OC12 T1 to OC12
333 Washington
Blvd., Suite 15
Marina del Rey 90292
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Dial-up #'s Revenue Breakdown
* name * L.A. (millions) of Business
* address * nationwide * 2001 (2) * dial-up
* 2000 * dedicated
* 1998 * other
1 United Online 100+ $82.8 100
Inc (3) (1) 5,000+ $182 0
2555 Townsgate Road NA 0
Westlake Village 91361
2 2by2.net 55 12 100
13181 Crossroads 3,300 7 0
Parkway N. NA 0
City of Industry 91746
3 Worldkey.net 100 WND 80
17620 Sherman Way, 4,000 WND 10
Suite 105 WND 10
Van Nuys 91406
4 Internet Specialties 30 2 10
West Inc. (5) 500 1.8 60
29219 Canwood St., 1 30
Suite 110
Agoura Hills 91301
5 Moon Global Network 300 0.9 35
Inc. (8) 500 0.8 40
335 Maple Ave. 0.3 25
Torrance 90503
6 GUS Network America 47 1.8 10
Inc. (7) none 3 45
428 Cloverleaf Drive NA 45
Baldwin Park 91706
7 Anet.net 32+ 0.5 70
844 S. Robertson Blvd. 4,000+ 1 10
Los Angeles 90035 0.3 20
8 The Loop Internet (6) 16 WND WND
P.O. Box 38010 28 WND WND
Los Angeles 90038 WND WND
9 ISP West 200+ WND 96
P.O. Box 2160 3,000+ WND 2
North Hills 91393 WND 2
10 AztecaNet Inc. (9) 75 WND 53
6820 La Tijera Blvd., 525 WND 1
Suite 202A WND 46
Los Angeles 90045
11 Netwood Communications 20 WND 20
LLC (10) 80 WND 30
11718 Barrington WND 50
Court, Suite 301
Los Angeles 90049
12 ARTSCI.net 100 WND 60
P.O. Box 1428 same WND 20
Burbank 91507 WND 20
13 Instant Internet 100 WND 40
6355 Topanga Canyon 1,500 WND 15
Blvd., Suite 513 WND 45
Woodland Hills 91367
14 Grapevine Internet 30+ WND 60
Services 100+ WND 0
21618 Golden Triangle WND 40
Road, Suite 203
Santa Clarita 91350
15 ICCI Internet NA 1.6 0
333 Washington NA 0.1 100
Blvd., Suite 15 0 0
Marina del Rey 90292
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Services Offered
* name (partial list)
* address
1 United Online free Internet
Inc (3) (1) service, e-mail,
2555 Townsgate Road navigational tools,
Westlake Village 91361 speed-dial to Web
services and sites,
personalized features
2 2by2.net Web mail, home page,
13181 Crossroads e-commerce, IM, long
Parkway N. distance service,
City of Industry 91746 Web hosting and
domain registration
3 Worldkey.net Web hosting, Web
17620 Sherman Way, design, e-mail,
Suite 105 live support,
Van Nuys 91406 on-line support
4 Internet Specialties Web hosting, managed
West Inc. (5) co-location,
29219 Canwood St., e-mail, firewall,
Suite 110 VPN, wireless
Agoura Hills 91301
5 Moon Global Network Web design, Web
Inc. (8) hosting, co-location,
335 Maple Ave. e-mail, live support
Torrance 90503
6 GUS Network America Web design and
Inc. (7) development, Web
428 Cloverleaf Drive hosting, co-location,
Baldwin Park 91706 network management,
software development
7 Anet.net Web hosting, co-
844 S. Robertson Blvd. location, dedicated
Los Angeles 90035 server hosting, e-mail
services, e-commerce,
24-hour online support
8 The Loop Internet (6) Web hosting, co-
P.O. Box 38010 location, e-mail,
Los Angeles 90038 domain parking,
online and toll-
free support
9 ISP West anonymous internet
P.O. Box 2160 connection, e-mail, free
North Hills 91393 Web space, SPAM and
antivirus filtering,
24-hour support
10 AztecaNet Inc. (9) Web hosting, co-
6820 La Tijera Blvd., location, Web design,
Suite 202A multilingual sites,
Los Angeles 90045 software development,
programming
11 Netwood Communications Web hosting, co-
LLC (10) location, Web design,
11718 Barrington e-mail, live support
Court, Suite 301
Los Angeles 90049
12 ARTSCI.net Web hosting, Web
P.O. Box 1428 design, custom ASP,
Burbank 91507 on-line support
13 Instant Internet Web hosting, Web
6355 Topanga Canyon design, search engine
Blvd., Suite 513 optimization and
Woodland Hills 91367 marketing, live support
14 Grapevine Internet Web design, Web
Services hosting, maintenance,
21618 Golden Triangle radio network,
Road, Suite 203 discounted domain
Santa Clarita 91350 registration, computer
services
15 ICCI Internet integrated access,
333 Washington VPN, managed exchange,
Blvd., Suite 15 VoIP, 24-hour support
Marina del Rey 90292
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Profile Top Local Executive
* name * employees * name
* address * year established * title
* phone
1 United Online 491 Mark R. Goldston
Inc (3) (1) 1997 chairman,
2555 Townsgate Road untd.com president, ceo
Westlake Village 91361 (805) 418-2000
2 2by2.net 38 Jeffrey P. Morgan
13181 Crossroads 2000 president, ceo
Parkway N. 2by2.net (562) 908-2292
City of Industry 91746
3 Worldkey.net 20 John Stafford
17620 Sherman Way, 1997 ceo
Suite 105 worldkey.net (818) 598-2730
Van Nuys 91406
4 Internet Specialties 15 Drew J. Kaplan
West Inc. (5) 1996 vice president
29219 Canwood St., iswest.net (818) 735-3000
Suite 110
Agoura Hills 91301
5 Moon Global Network 15 Munir M. Moon
Inc. (8) 2000 president, ceo
335 Maple Ave. moonglobal.com (310) 781-1140
Torrance 90503
6 GUS Network America 40 Sheldon Shen
Inc. (7) 1994 ceo
428 Cloverleaf Drive gus.net (626) 330-2003
Baldwin Park 91706
7 Anet.net 15 Renee Kyriazis
844 S. Robertson Blvd. 1995 v.p. of sales
Los Angeles 90035 anet.net (310) 659-0122
8 The Loop Internet (6) 20 Jim Stockman
P.O. Box 38010 1995 general manager
Los Angeles 90038 loop.com (323) 645-0005
9 ISP West NA Jacques Milon
P.O. Box 2160 1995 president
North Hills 91393 ispwest.com (818) 891-5941
10 AztecaNet Inc. (9) 15 Mario Araujo
6820 La Tijera Blvd., 1996 president
Suite 202A azteca.net (310) 677-8301
Los Angeles 90045
11 Netwood Communications 5 Jonas Fornander
LLC (10) 1995 ceo
11718 Barrington netwood.net (310) 442-1530
Court, Suite 301
Los Angeles 90049
12 ARTSCI.net 15 Bill Smith
P.O. Box 1428 1996 ceo
Burbank 91507 artsci.net (818) 843-4080
13 Instant Internet 5 Tim Laren
6355 Topanga Canyon 1995 ceo
Blvd., Suite 513 instanet.com (818) 713-1313
Woodland Hills 91367
14 Grapevine Internet 5 Robert Sinclair
Services 1995 president
21618 Golden Triangle thevine.net (661) 260-2882
Road, Suite 203
Santa Clarita 91350
15 ICCI Internet 35 Ivan Zweig
333 Washington 1998 ceo
Blvd., Suite 15 iccinternet.com (213) 232-3421
Marina del Rey 90292
WND - Would Not Disclose
NA - Not Available
(1)K or Kilobyte = one thousand bytes
MB or Megabyte = 1 million bytes
V.34 is the modem standard for error correction and compression at
speeds of 28.8 kpbs
V.90 is the modem standard for error correction and compression at
speeds of 48 to 50 kpbs
T1 is a term for a system that transfers digital signals at 1.544
megabits per second
T3 can handle 44.736 megabits of digital data per second
ISDN is integrated Services Digital Network that transfers at 64
kilobits per second
DSL is a digital subscriber line that delivers without a dial-up at a
rate of 1.5 megabits of digital data per second (around 30 times faster
than though a 56-kbps modem).
(2)First six months.
(3)NetZero merged with Juno Online Services in September 2001.
(4)Includes 1.25 million pay users.
Note: Zyan Communications, ranked number two last year, filed for
bankruptcy in December 2000, HostPro Inc. ranked three last year has
been acquired by Interland in Atlanta. The information on this list has
been provided by representatives themselves.
Companies are ranked by number of current subscribers and number of
subscribers one year ago, respectively.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and throughness
of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur.
Researched by Natasha Prishva
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