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In article <4b1f0s$6mq@news.agt.net>, kkerr1@agt.net (Keith W. Kerr) wrote:

> >ttoews@microage-ll.awinc.com (Tony Toews) wrote:
> 
> >doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
> 
> >>Big deal, you guys are 14 to 15 hops off the main Canadian backbone.
> 
> >What do you mean when you say 10 or 15 hops away from the backbone?
> 
> >For those of us in rural Alberta this comes as good news.  For
> >providers hoping to expand I can appreciate that you would be upset
> >but at least it looks like something will be happening out in the
> >boonies.
> 
> >Tony
> >Tony Toews, Independent Computer Consultant
> >Jack of a few computer related trades and master (or certified) of none.
> 
> 
> Also keep in mind where most of the ftp sites are, most of the web
> sites are, most of everything is.  Which route do you think will be
> quicker
> 
> 
> Keith W. Kerr
> Product Manager - AGT Limited

I'm a little suprised at the AGT rep's response. Surely he should know
that I*Internet is using the ARnet/CANet backbone out of Edmonton, which
running west is at 6Mb/s ATM, and is partly upgraded to T3 going east. He
should also know that I*Internet is using T1 and T3 through Calgary
running east and west. He should further know that AGT's T1 into the
States is a temporary measure, and that AGT is considering using Bell
Advanced Communications' planned T3 and eventual OC3 connection across the
country - the same one that CAnet is using now. 

If he wants to denigrate the infrastructure that his competitors use now,
he puts himself in the curious position of reversing himself later when
his company starts using the same backbone that a lot of us more
established ISPs currently use. Credibility IS an issue. 

In any event, we welcome AGT as a late  but significant player in the
provision of Internet services around the Province, and wish them well. 

Our LOCALLY SUPPORTED Internet services, that provide employment to
Albertans in rural Alberta, can be found through CCInet's following
affiliates:

Edmonton:
CCI Networks,
4130 - 95 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6E 6H5
ph: 403 450 6787
fx: 403 450 9143

Calgary:
CCI Networks
#202, 1201 - 5th Street SW
Calgary, AB
ph: 237 7737
fx: 237 7734

Fort McMurray:
Altech Telecommunications
Attn: Bob Gazzard
Bay 3, 10015 Centennial Dr.
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 1Y2
ph: 403 743 1829
fx: 403 791 7092

Grande Prairie:
Custom Communications
10304 - 100 Street
Grand Prairie, AB
T8V 2M1
ph: 403 538 2012
fx: 403 539 5904

Red Deer:
Real Time Technologies Inc. (RTT)
6831 - 52 Avenue
Red Deer, AB
T4N 4L2
ph: 403 357 5930
fx: 403 357 5932

St. Paul Lac/La Biche
Radio Shack/The Microcomputer Store
4810 49 Street, 
St. Paul, Alberta T0A 3A0
403-645-4417
fx: 403-645-5745

Wetaskiwin/Camrose:
The Wetaskiwin Telephone Co.
5110 - 49 Street
Wetaskiwin, AB
T9A 1H7
ph: 403 352 6029
fx: 403 352 6034

Drayton Valley:
Town of Drayton Valley
Attn: Nesen Naidoo
5120 - 52 Street
Drayton Valley, AB
T7A 1A1 
ph: 542 5327 x380
fax: 542 5753

Fort Vermilion:
Fort Vermilion School Division
Attn: Perry Moulton
PO Bag #1
Fort Vermilion, AB
T0H 1N0
ph: 403 926 2537
fx: 403 926 2726

Peace River/Grimshaw
Arcacia Internet Services
2nd Floor  
10011 102 avenue
Peace River
Alberta
(403) 332-1786
fax: (403) 332-1235
 
Cold Lake/Grand Centre
Dynamic Systems Integration
5026 40th Street
Grand Center
T0A 1T5
403-594-0204
 

Each location provides local training and support. Our services are less
expensive than those of AGT. We use a comparable network strategy - eg
56Kb frame into T1 frame into T1 leased line to our main Internet service.


Our Service supports Alberta and Canadian businesses, AGT currently
supports American business. We trust that an informed public is a
better-buying public.

-- 
Graham Fletcher, President, 
CCInet, a division of Corporate Computers Inc.
4130 95 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 6H5
(403) 450-6787, Fax: (403) 450-9143
"CCInet - serving all Alberta with local Internet access"