And half its business has been installing Road Runner, the fast, affordable Internet service provider, company President George C. Van Wert says. Time Warner Cable of Central New York provides Road Runner service while North Coast installs about six a day at customers' homes and businesses throughout the area. Beep, beep, again. North Coast has gotten just as fast as that quick cuckoo bird made popular in Warner Bros. cartoons. They've installed 20,000 in just the two years Road Runner has been available in this area.
North Coast provides a basic tutorial to each customer at the time of installation.
These services are attractive to such customers who day trade on the stock market, sell on Ebay, the online auction house, work out of their home, or who need to regularly download intense web page graphics, Van Wert says. It's just kind of building upon itself. Van Wert is referring to the decision-making process he and the other two owners have made over the years. Greg Peddle and Michael Fochtman, both of Oswego, also own the business and each hold the title of vice president. Peddle leads the software development team.