For these check you local newspapers. Netcom is now in the Northeastern United States and expanding. In Syracuse a new provider opened recently named Dreamscape. It provides full WWW access and email at a very reasonable rate. Check your local newspapers for this.
Security is a big issue in computers and on-line services.
You need to know that the company you connect with is reliable and has a good reputation for maintaining security. Right now is a wonderful time to be looking into this. With the new Worldwide Web, some commercial services have launched a price war to lure new customers. The war to do this sooner and cheaper is the main on-line skirmish of 1995. This is driven by the thrusts of competition in the field brought on by Microsoft Windows 95 which will offer the Microsoft Network.