How long has BasicISP.Net been in business?

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How long has BasicISP.Net been in business?

BasicISP.Net got started in the ISP business back in October of 1994. The "Internet" was not something most people had heard of at that time, but we had a vision of creating a "local CompuServe". (Nobody thought much of AOL yet) We created a local on-line service called Electronic Country Road, now just ECR, which eventually grew into the first and consistently dominant rural ISP in Knox County, OH.

We learned many good lessons through our experience with ECR and in 1997 decided to launch a new project separate from ECR and intended for larger markets. In July of 1997, BasicISP.Net became the first ISP in Columbus, OH to offer $99 per year Internet access. We were entirely focused on keeping the expenses low, and the process simple. Our biggest problem was justifying to skeptics why our price was so low. We were advised to raise our price to raise our perception of quality. We never did because the low price was what BasicISP.Net was all about.

Having grown into a nationwide provider, coupled with the changing market perceptions, has brought us to the current situation. Currently we are growing very fast, as our model is proving to be very appealing to the masses. Moreover, unlike so many of our competitors, weve never had a price increase!

There are many imitators now, with even Net Zero copying our model. OK, maybe they didn't steal it from us, but we were certainly 4 years ahead of them. In any case, you can be sure that when you choose BasicISP.Net you are choosing the original discount provider who is doing exactly what they had always planned to do. You can have confidence that our pricing is not something the market has forced us into, but something we created, forcing others to respond to us.

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Created: 7/7/2008
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