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The California Education and Research Federation Network (CERFnet) was one of the earliest Internet service providers in the United States and a pioneering regional network of the NSFNET. Founded in 1988 by Susan Estrada at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), CERFnet connected academic, government, and industrial research institutions across…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERFnet | Defunct | c. 1998 (absorbed into AT&T) | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Founded | 1988; 38 years ago (1988) | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Founder | Susan Estrada | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Headquarters | San Diego, California, United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Industry | Telecommunications, Internet services | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Native name | California Education and Research Federation Network | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Parent | San Diego Supercomputer Center / General Atomics (1988–c. 1996) Teleport Communications Group (c. 1996–1998) AT&T (1998–) | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | Type | Network service provider | 1.00 | infobox |
| CERFnet | related to Commercial Internet and the CIX | Under Estrada's | 0.60 | section |
| CERFnet | related to Commercial Internet and the CIX | The | 0.60 | section |
| CERFnet | related to Commercial Internet and the CIX | IP | 0.60 | section |
| CERFnet | related to Commercial Internet and the CIX | DIAL | 0.60 | section |
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