On Tue, Nov 24, 1998 at 12:05:16PM -0800, Javilk wrote:
> Where can I find out more about those "Mom and Pop" ISP's? I have a
> client who wants to play in that game with me as a key member of the
> team. It would be a good move for me, but I just don't want him to
> lose his shirt in a market that _I_ thought was dubious at best, given the
> recent mergers, etc.
Bill beat me to it with one link: here are some more in semi-random order:
http://thelist.internet.com/
http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reports/Special/ISP/index.html
http://www.netusa.net/ISP/
It's been interesting to watch as the predictions of a massive shake-out
in the ISP market just haven't turned out to be right. Oh, there have
been mergers and buyouts even at the mom-and-pop level; and some providers
have grown to middle size (e.g. Erols), dominating chunks of the market;
but the consolidation down to half a dozen just hasn't happened.
I don't think it will: I think once these organizations exceed a certain
size, their inertia prevents them from responding to rapid shifts in
the market, making them vulnerable to smaller, more nimble competitors.
---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
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