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UUNET

UUNET Technologies, Inc., formerly UUNET Communications Services, was an American commercial Internet service provider. Founded in 1987, it was one of the first and largest commercial ISPs and one of the early Tier 1 networks. It was based in Northern Virginia. Today, UUNET is an internal brand of Verizon Business (formerly MCI).[citation needed]

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Founded
1987; 39 years ago (1987)
Industry
Telecommunications
Headquarters
Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.
Defunct
2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Fate
Acquired by Verizon Communications in 2006
Formerly
UUNET Communications Services (1987–1989)

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UUNET

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Triples113
Avg. degree1.96
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UUNET

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related to Timeline · 52
UUNET → AlterNet, ANS Communications, Antitrust Grounds, AOL, AS701, August, Billion, Block, Both, Chapter, Commercial Internet Exchange Association, CompuServe Network, CompuServe Network Services, Dec, DOJ, EST, In May, Internet, MAE-East, May
related to Early existence · 20
UUNET → Accel Partners, AlterNet, At, However, In, Internet, IP, ISP, MCI, Menlo Ventures, Million, New Enterprise Associates, Sprint, That, The, Usenet, Usenix, UUNET Communications Services, UUNET Technologies, With
related to Spam · 13
UUNET → After, August, Because UUNET, E-mail, GIF, In, Newsgroup, SPAMUNET, SpewSpewNET, This, UDP, Usenet, Usenix
related to Mergers and acquisitions · 9
UUNET → April, August, However, MFS, MFS Communications Company, This, Wall Street, WorldCom, WorldCom's
related to External links · 7
UUNET → Business, Discussions, Estimated, Includes, Jan, Tim O'Reilly, Usenet
Defunct · 1
UUNET → 2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Fate · 1
UUNET → Acquired by Verizon Communications in 2006
Formerly · 1
UUNET → UUNET Communications Services (1987–1989)
Founded · 1
UUNET → 1987; 39 years ago (1987)
Headquarters · 1
UUNET → Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.

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UUNETDefunct2006; 20 years ago (2006)1.00infobox
UUNETFateAcquired by Verizon Communications in 20061.00infobox
UUNETFormerlyUUNET Communications Services (1987–1989)1.00infobox
UUNETFounded1987; 39 years ago (1987)1.00infobox
UUNETHeadquartersAshburn, Virginia, U.S.1.00infobox
UUNETIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
UUNETParentVerizon Communications (2006–present)1.00infobox
UUNETProductsConferencing, Contact Centers, Data and IP Services, Internet access, IT Solutions and Hosting, Managed Networks, Premises Equipment (CPE), Security, Voice, VoIP, Wireless1.00infobox
UUNETTrade nameVerizon Enterprise Solutions Verizon Business1.00infobox
UUNETTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
UUNETWebsiteuu.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-11-01)1.00infobox
UUNETis ainternal brand of Verizon Business0.90text

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