Internet Ventures Inc. Affiliate Files Application for `Leased Access' Carriage On TCI-Spokane.SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1999-- Rollout Of High-Speed PeRKIneta Service Planned Internet Ventures Inc.'s Internet On-Ramp affiliate has filed a formal application with TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. of Washington for "leased access" carriage of its PeRKInet(r) high-speed Internet service in the Spokane market. The announcement was made by Don Janke, president of IVI IVI Intelligent Vehicle Initiative IVI International Vaccine Institute IVI Interchangeable Virtual Instrument IVI Intravenous Infusion IVI Interactive Video Instruction IVI Intra Venous Injection IVI Institute for Vision Improvement IVI Interactive Video Initiative and a director of Internet On-Ramp. Internet On-Ramp, which already offers dial-up Internet service in the Spokane market, has requested a full-time channel on TCI-Spokane's Basic Service Tier. According to the application, the intention is to provide subscribers in the marketplace with the "widest possible diversity of information sources and diverse sources of video programming." "The Internet is alive with video applications," said Janke, in making the announcement. "Because TCI promptly recognized the importance of our initial formal inquiry into 'leased access' carriage, we hope to be able to deliver full-screen video and other information to our members in and around Spokane immediately upon receipt of the finalized contract from TCI-Spokane." The cost of a "leased access" channel will be defined by the formula prescribed by the FCC's February, 1997 Second Report & Order. Internet On-Ramp, in conjunction with its IOR Business Services subsidiary and Davis Communications, already delivers PeRKInet(r) to dormitory rooms at Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University - A university 20 miles southwest of Spokane, WA on the edge of the rolling Palouse Prairie. http://ewu.edu/. Address: Cheney, Washington, USA. in Cheney, Wash. Janke indicated that IVI would shortly pursue similar applications in other markets, beginning with Century Communications in Ventura, Calif.; CableOne in Modesto, Calif.; and American Cable Entertainment in Cortez, Colo. IVI sent letters to MSO's in 10 markets approximately one month ago, formally setting the "leased access" procedures in motion. Under the current structure, PeRKInet(r) subscribers download speeds up to 256Kbps for $29.95 per month (fee includes cable modem rental), only 10 more than the cost of standard dial-up service from most Internet Ventures affiliates. The price, which represents 50 percent savings over previous PeRKInet(r) pricing, is the lowest in the nation by a high-speed cable broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a vendor. Traditionally, high-speed Internet-over-cable costs have ranged from $34.95 to $55 per month. IVI's PeRKInet(r) uses a Phone Return Cable Internet technology which combines regular phone lines and existing cable TV plant to deliver Internet access speeds substantially greater than X2 and K56Flex modems. PeRKInet(r) offers downloads up to 265kbps downstream for PeRKInet(r) Limited users and up to 10Mbps for commercial users. Upstream data is moved via telephone modems at up to 33.6kbps or via a frame relay connection at up to 128kbps. Customers receive data on a PC equipped with a cable modem and an Ethernet card. Other companies which offer Internet Access (Internet Service Providers) are @Home (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ATHM ATHM Excite@Home (NASDAQ symbol) ATHM Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine ATHM American Textile History Museum (Lowell, MA) ), America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), Earthlink (NASDAQ: ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), Soft Net Systems (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : SOF), Mindspring (NASDAQ: MSPG MSPG Mor Strioch Pian Gar (gaming) MSPG Middle School Parents Group MSPG Material/Military Support Planning Guidance ), Internet America (NASDAQ: GEEK), Rocky Mountain Internet (NASDAQ: RMII RMII Reduced Media-Independent Interface RMII Rocky Mountain Internet Inc. ) and Tele-Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: TCOMA). Internet Ventures (http://www.perki.net or http://www.ivn.net), which offers dial-up and high-speed Internet access services to markets in the United States with populations of less than 500,000, currently owns and operates 12 local ISPs in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Its PeRKInet(r) high-speed Internet access system, which utilizes patented technology, offers members the ability to connect to the Internet at up to 256Kbps, a speed that is more than four times faster than conventional X2 or Flex 56 modems. IVI's current operations also provide comprehensive and market-specific Internet services in Ventura, Humboldt, Del Norte and San Joaquin Counties, Calif.; LaPlata, Mesa and Montezuma Counties, Colo.; Kootenai County, Ind.; Jackson and Josephine Counties, Ore; and Spokane County, Wash. |
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