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In article <1991May20.150134.11699@panix.uucp> joseph@panix.uucp (Joseph R. Skoler) writes:
   I'm associated with a large (nationwide) tractor-trailer distributor,
   and would like to know what benefit it would be to the company for it
   to get Internet access.
   [....]
   Also, how does a large corporation become connected?

I've read some of the other responses to this, and am surprised that most
posters are as ignorant of the rules and mechanics as I am.  Here goes:

Advantages: 

1. Fast and pretty reliable email to virtually all universities and
   computer/communications R&D-related companies, plus most smaller
   colleges and many other corporations.

2. INTERACTIVE access to public data archives (uunet, government, many
   colleges and universities) by ftp.  This greatly improves on access
   by email only (getting a directory listing one day, downloading
   through a mail server the next, or paying a service like uunet to
   perform the retrieval).

3. Possible high-speed net news feed (though you'll have to arrange for
   this IN ADDITION to the Internet access).

Contacts:  (these folks might be able to sell you service, or point you
to the right place)

1.  AlterNet, run by UUNET Comm. Services, phone 703-876-5050, email
    info@uunet.uu.net  (I'm not sure that AlterNet is directly
    interconnected with the research networks.  Can someone confirm?
    UUNET also offers net news services.)

2.  NEARnet, phone 617-873-8730, email jrugo@nic.near.net
    (Research users only?)

3.  PSInet, (no address)
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