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The company was founded in 1995 by Robert Maynard Jr.

On December 11, 1998, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. Its stock rose 14.4% on its first day of trading.^[1]

In February 1999, the company acquired Compunet for approximately $2 million.^[2] The company also acquired CyberRamp.^[3]

In July 1999, the company acquired NeoSoft for $7.3 million in cash.^[4]

In August 1999, the company acquired INTX.Networking LLC from founder Sardar Biglari.^[5]

In September 1999, the company acquired PDQ.net for stock worth $32 million. The combined company had 145,000 subscribers.^[6]

In December 1999, during the dot-com bubble, the company's stock doubled in value in a single day with no specific news.^[7]

On August 14, 2001, the company's shares were delisted from the NASDAQ.^[8]

In 2003, the company reduced its headcount from 109 to 70 and also reduced its occupied office space.^[9]

In November 2004, the company acquired My Linux ISP.^[10]

In October 2005, Glen Blackmon was named president and chief operating officer of the company.^[11]

In January 2006, the company acquired 2Fast Communications.^[12]

In 2006, the company moved its headquarters from Dallas to Houston.^[13]

On December 26, 2006, Glen Blackmon resigned.^[14]

In November 2008, the company announced a merger with KeyOn Communications Holdings.^[15] However, in February 2009, the merger was terminated.^[16]

In June 2009, the company named Mark White, former Governor of Texas, as the special counsel for development of broadband networks in rural areas.^[17]

In 2015, the company was acquired by JAB Broadband and folded into Rise Broadband.^[18]