Atlantic.Net

Local Internet provider adds speed, features with V.92 technology

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (4/25/03) – Atlantic.Net, Florida’s largest privately held Internet provider, today announced upgrades in the Crystal River area that offer local residents faster and more versatile Internet access.

“These improvements are the direct result of feedback we received from our members in Crystal River, and we are excited about delivering what they have asked for,” said Marty Puranik, Atlantic.Net president and CEO. “Because of these enhancements, Crystal River residents can finally get the speed they want, along with the superior customer service that Atlantic.Net is known to provide.”

The upgrades utilize V.92 technology to give users faster connections and download times. The service also enables customers to put the Web “on hold” to answer incoming phone calls without disconnecting from the Internet. Besides saving members time, the “modem on hold” feature saves customers money by eliminating the need for a second phone line.

To take advantage of Atlantic.Net’s upgrades, customers must use a V.92 modem and connect via a Crystal River local access number. For more information or to sign up for an Atlantic.Net Internet account, call (800) 921-9328 or visit www.atlantic.net.

About Atlantic.Net

Launched in 1994, Atlantic.Net is an Internet service provider offering high-speed Internet access, Web services, telecommunications and dial-up. Atlantic.Net business services feature 24/7 network monitoring and connection to an optimized Cisco Powered Network — a designation reserved for the world's top 1 percent of ISPs. Atlantic.Net has been named to the Inc 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years. During the past nine years Atlantic.Net has acquired 13 Internet companies, has doubled or tripled revenues annually and has remained profitable every year since inception. Atlantic.Net’s staff has grown to nearly 100 employees who regularly participate in the Alachua County Guardian ad Litem drive to provide toys for needy children at Christmas and in local United Way, American Cancer Society and March of Dimes charity events. Atlantic.Net is headquartered in Gainesville, Fla. with an office and tier-one data center in Orlando.