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Article: LOCAL INTERNET PROVIDERS FACE HIGH-TECH CHALLENGES.(CAPITALAND RPT)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 28, 1999
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Byline: JOSHUA A. DAVIS Special to the Times Union
For many Capital Region Internet service providers, the path leading to the millennium looks to be smooth and paved with enormous possibilities for success.
Several ISPs expect competition to heighten in the region as more people find Internet access a necessity.
Business transactions on the Internet are reaching unprecedented levels, and ISPs are enjoying the increased level of consumers buying their services, they said.
ISPs said they expect local Internet companies will consolidate in 1999 as the high-cost of technology rises and competition from national Internet providers ...