We have a product that puts every ISP on the same level with companies like America Online and MindSpring. We have the added benefit of being able to test out new programs on our customers before offering to everyone. The other companies charge a membership fee for those services provided to members, but we don't. And I don't know of any that offer the range of services that we do. For example, Telares is currently in talks with a major airline to offer Internet access to their employees.
Corporations see the Internet as an attractive place to brand their organization.
Our VISP product positions them to provide that capability. Extending market reach A number of Telares affiliates attribute their growing subscriber bases directly or indirectly to the power of the consortium. Pat Lindsey, CEO of Texas-based ISP altinet.net , is one. Through her association with Telares, she is able to offer free streaming email service to her customers, thanks to the equipment provided by Telares. This added service brought in customers who were looking for a product Lindsey might not have been able to offer on her own.