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Date:         Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:54:45 CDT
From:         Harry Goodman <goodman@igc.apc.org>
Subject: Re: Internet access providers

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Here's the most current network access provider list I can
find:

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NSF Network Service Center (NNSC)                     Hotline:    617/873-3400
10 Moulton Street                                     Email: nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net
Cambridge, MA 02138          Info-Server requests to: info-server@nnsc.nsf.net
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                     NETWORK PROVIDER REFERRAL LIST
                    NSF Network Service Center (NNSC)
                              16 October 1992

The NSF Network Service Center (NNSC) often receives the initial calls from
sites wishing to connect to the Internet.  The NNSC refers such callers to
the appropriate contacts for any networks which might be able to serve them.
The current list of contacts used by NNSC for this purpose follows. If you
have any updates or corrections to this information, please send a message
to nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net.

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Network         Service Area
        Contact Name    Phone Number    Mail Address
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Providers Based in the United States of America
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Alternet        US and International
        UUNET           (800) 4UUNET3   alternet-info@uunet.uu.net

ANS             US and International
        Joel Maloff     (313) 663-7610  info@ans.net

BARRNet         Northern/Central California (CA)
        Paul Baer       (415) 723-7520  info@nic.barrnet.net

CERFnet         Western US and International
        CERFnet Hotline (800) 876-2373  help@cerf.net
                        (619) 455-3900

CICnet          Midwest US (MN, WI, IA, IN, IL, MI, OH)
        John Hankins    (313) 998-6102  hankins@cic.net

CO Supernet     Colorado (CO)
        Ken Harmon      (303) 273-3475  kharmon@csn.org

CONCERT         North Carolina (NC)
        Joe Ragland     (919) 248-1404  jrr@concert.net

International Connections Manager (ICM) International
        Robert Collet   (703) 904-2230  rcollet@icm1.icp.net

INet            Indiana (IN)
        Dick Ellis      (812) 855-4240  ellis@ucs.indiana.edu

JVNCnet         US and International
        Sergio Heker    (800) 35TIGER   market@jvnc.net
        Allison Pihl

Los Nettos      Los Angeles Area (CA)
        Ann Westine Cooper  (310) 822-1511  los-nettos-request@isi.edu

MichNet/Merit   Michigan (MI)
        Jeff Ogden      (313) 764-9430  jogden@merit.edu

MIDnet          Mid US (NE, OK, AR, MO, IA, KS, SD)
        Dale Finkelson  (402) 472-5032  dmf@westie.unl.edu

MRnet           Minnesota (MN)
        Dennis Fazio    (612) 342-2570  dfazio@mr.net

MSEN            Michigan (MI)
        Owen Medd       (313) 998-4562  info@msen.com

NEARnet         Northeastern US (ME NH VT CT RI MA)
        John Curran     (617) 873-8730  nearnet-join@nic.near.net

netILLINOIS     Illinois (IL)
        Joel L. Hartman (309) 677-3100  joel@bradley.bradley.edu

NevadaNet       Nevada (NV)
        Don Zitter      (702) 784-6133  zitter@nevada.edu

NorthwestNet    Northwestern US (WA OR ID MT ND WY AK)
        Eric Hood       (206) 562-3000  ehood@nwnet.net

NYSERnet        New York (NY)
        Jim Luckett     (315) 443-4120  info@nysernet.org

OARnet          Ohio (OH)
        Alison Brown    (614) 292-8100  alison@oar.net

PACCOM          Hawaii (HI) and Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Hong Kong
        Torben Nielsen  (808) 956-3499  torben@hawaii.edu

PREPnet         Pennsylvania (PA)
        Thomas Bajzek   (412) 268-7870  twb+@andrew.cmu.edu

PSCNET          Eastern US (PA, OH, WV)
        Eugene Hastings (412) 268-4960  pscnet-admin@psc.edu

PSINet          US and International
        PSI, Inc.       (800) 82PSI82   info@psi.com
                        (703) 620-6651

SDSCnet         San Diego Area (CA)
        Paul Love       (619) 534-5043  loveep@sds.sdsc.edu

Sesquinet       Texas (TX)
        Farrell Gerbode (713) 527-4988  farrell@rice.edu

SprintLink      US and International
        Bob Doyle       (703) 904-2230  bdoyle@icm1.icp.net

SURAnet         Southeastern US (WV, VA, SC, NC, TN, KY, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL)
        Deborah J. Nunn      (301) 982-4600  marketing@sura.net

THEnet          Texas (TX)
        Tracy LaQuey Parker  (512) 471-2444  tracy@utexas.edu

VERnet          Virginia (VA)
        James Jokl      (804) 924-0616  jaj@virginia.edu

Westnet         Western US (AZ, CO, ID, NM, UT, WY)
        Pat Burns       (303) 491-7260  pburns@yuma.acns.colostate.edu

WiscNet         Wisconsin (WI)
        Tad Pinkerton   (608) 262-8874  tad@cs.wisc.edu

WVNET           West Virginia (WV)
        Harper Grimm    (304) 293-5192  cc011041@wvnvms.wvnet.edu

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Providers Based in Canada
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ARnet           Alberta
        Walter Neilson  (403) 450-5188    neilson@TITAN.arc.ab.ca

BCnet           British Columbia
        Mike Patterson  (604) 822-3932    Mike_Patterson@mtsg.ubc.ca

MBnet           Manitoba
        Gerry Miller    (204) 474-8230    miller@ccm.UManitoba.ca

AccessNB        New Brunswick
        David MacNeil   (506) 453-4573    DGM@unb.ca

NLnet           Newfoundland and Labrador
        Wilf Bussey     (709) 737-8329    wilf@kean.ucs.mun.ca

NSTN            Nova Scotia
        Michael Martineau (902) 468-NSTN  martinea@hawk.nstn.ns.ca

ONet            Ontario
        Andy Bjerring   (519) 661-2151    bjerring@uwovax.uwo.ca

PEINet          Prince Edward Island
        Jim Hancock     (902) 566-0450    hancock@upei.ca

RISQ            Quebec
        Bernard Turcotte (514) 340-5700   turcotte@crim.ca

SASK#net        Saskatchewan
        Dean C. Jones   (306) 966-4860    jonesdc@admin.usask.ca

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Other Providers
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AARNet          Australia
        AARNet Support  +61 6 249 3385  aarnet@aarnet.edu.au

UKnet           United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
        UKnet Support   +44-227-475497  postmaster@uknet.ac.uk

EUnet           Europe, CIS-region, and Northern Africa
        EUnet Support   +31 20 592-5124 glenn@eu.net

Pipex           United Kingdom
        Richard Nuttall (RN131) +44 223 424616  sales@pipex.net

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