1.4  NORTH AMERICAN PROVIDERS

ALABAMA

Huntsville.  Nuance.  Call voice number for modem number. $35 setup; $25 a 
month.  Voice: (205) 533-4296. 
      
ALASKA

Anchorage.  University of Alaska Southeast, Tundra Services, (907) 
789-1314; has local dial-in service in several other cities. $20 a month. 
Voice: (907) 465-6453. 

ALBERTA
 
Edmonton.  PUCNet Computer Connections, (403) 484-5640. Log on as: guest. 
$10 setup fee; $25 for 20 hours a month plus $6.25 an hour for access to 
ftp and telnet.  Voice: (403) 448-1901. 
 
ARIZONA

Tucson.  Data Basics, (602) 721-5887. $25 a month or $180 a year. Voice: 
(602) 721-1988. 

Phoenix/Tucson.  Internet Direct, (602) 274-9600 (Phoenix); (602) 321-9600 
(Tucson).  Log on as: guest. $20 a month.  Voice: (602) 274-0100 
(Phoenix); (602) 324-0100 (Tucson). 

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Victoria  Victoria Free-Net, (604) 595-2300.  Menus.  Access to all 
features requires completion of a written form.  Users can "link" to other 
Free-Net systems in Canada and the United States. Free. Log on as: guest   
Voice: (604) 389-6026. 

CALIFORNIA            
 
Berkeley. Community ConneXion, (510) 549-1383.  Log in as: guest. $10 a 
month. Voice: (510) 841-2014. 

Berkeley.  Holonet. Menus. For free trial, modem number is (510) 704-1058. 
For information or local numbers, call the voice number.  $60 a year for 
local access, $2 an hour during offpeak hours. Voice:  (510) 704-0160. 
 
Concord/Walnut Creek. CCnet. Unix and menu. Modem number (510) 988-7140. 
$15 setup. Flat fee of $18 a month for unlimited usage with credit card 
billing. Voice: (510) 988-0680. 

Cupertino.  Portal.  Unix and menus.  (408) 725-0561 (2400 bps); (408) 
973-8091 (9600/14,400 bps). $19.95 setup fee, $19.95 a month. Voice: (408) 
973-9111. 

Cupertino.  Aimnet.  (408) 366-9000 (Cupertino); (415) 610-8625 
(Belmont); (510) 227-8730 (Pleasanton); (415) 288-9720 (San Francisco). 
$20 set-up and $20 a month; $25 set-up and $20 a month for SLIP/PPP. 
Voice: (408) 257-0900.

Irvine. Dial N' CERF.  See under San Diego.
 
Los Angeles/Orange County.  Kaiwan Public Access Internet, (714) 539-5726; 
(310) 527-7358.  $15 signup; $11 a month (credit card). Voice: (714) 638-
2139. 

Los Angeles. Dial N' CERF.  See under San Diego. 
 
Oakland. Dial N' CERF.  See under San Diego. 

Pasadena. Dial N' CERF  See under San Diego. 

Palo Alto.  Institute for Global Communications., (415) 322-0284.  Unix.  
Local conferences on environmental/peace issues. Log on as: new. $10 a 
month and $3 an hour after first hour.  Voice: (415) 442-0220. 

San Diego. Dial N' CERF USA, run by the California Education and Research 
Federation. Provides local dial-up numbers in San Diego, Los Angeles, 
Oakland, Pasadena  and Irvine.  For more information, call voice (800) 
876-CERF or (619) 534-5087.  $50 setup fee; $20 a month plus $5 an hour 
($3 on weekends). Voice: (800) 876-2373. 

San Diego.  CTS Network Services, (619) 637-3660. Log on as: help. $15 
set-up fee, monthly fee of $10 to $23 depending on services used. Voice: 
(619) 637-3637. 
     
San Diego.  Cyberspace Station, (619) 634-1376.  Unix.  Log on as: guest. 
Charges: $10 sign-up fee; $15 a month or $60 for six months. 

San Francisco.  Pathways, call voice number for number. Menus. $25 setup 
fee; $8 a month and $3 an hour. Voice: (415) 346-4188. 

San Jose. Netcom, (510) 865-9004 or 426-6610; (408) 241-9760; (415) 424-
0131, up to 9600 bps. Unix or graphical interface.  Log on as: guest. $15 
startup fee and then $17.50 a month for unlimited use with credit-card 
billing; otherwise $19.50 a month. Voice: (408) 554-UNIX.
 
San Jose.  A2i, (408) 293-9010. Log on as: guest. $20 a month; $45 for 
three months; $72 for six months. 
 
Sausalito.  The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (WELL), (415) 332-6106. Uses 
moderately difficult Picospan software, which is sort of a cross between 
Unix and a menu system.  New users get a PRINTED written manual.  More than 200 
WELL-only conferences.  Log on as: newuser. $15 a month plus $2 an hour.  
Access through the nationwide CompuServe Packet Network available for 
another $4.50 an hour.  Voice: (415) 332-4335.  Recorded message about the 
system's current status: (800) 326-8354 (continental U.S. only). 
 
COLORADO
 
Colorado Springs/Denver. CNS, (719) 570-1700 (Colorado Springs); (303) 
758-2656 (Denver).  Local calendar listings and ski and stock reports. 
Users can chose between menus or Unix. Log on as: new.  $35 setup fee; 
$2.75 an hour (minimum fee of $10 a month).  Voice: (719) 592-1240. 

Colorado Springs.  Old Colorado City Communications, (719) 632-4111.  Log 
on as: newuser. $25 a month. Voice: (719) 632-4848. 

Denver.  Denver Free-Net, (303) 270-4865.  Menus.  Access to all services 
requires completion of a written form.  Users can "link" to other Free-Net 
systems across the country.  Free.  Log on as: guest. 

Golden.  Colorado SuperNet.  Available only to Colorado residents. Local 
dial-in numbers available in several Colorado cities. For dial-in numbers, 
call the number below. $3 an hour ($1 an hour between midnight and 6 
a.m.); one-time $20 sign-up fee. Voice: (303) 273-3471. 

CONNECTICTUT

Middlefield. Connix, (203) 349-1176.  $20 start-up fee; $2 an hour with a 
$10 monthly minimum or $20 a month for 20 hours a month. SLIP is $25 for 
20 hours a month plus a $25 set-up fee. Voice: (203) 349-7059. 

DELAWARE

Middletown.  Systems Solutions, (302) 378-1881. $20 setup fee; $25 a month 
for full Internet access.  Voice: (800) 331-1386.

FLORIDA

Broward County.  SEFLIN Free-Net, (305) 357-7318.  Menus. Free.  Users can 
"link" to other Free-Net systems. Voice: (305) 357-7318. 
     
Clearwater.  Intelligence Network Online.  Call voice number for modem 
number.  $29 set-up fee; $29 a month.  Voice: (813) 442-0114. 

Deerfield Beach/Miami/Tampa/Orlando. CyberGate.  $17.50 a month; $29.50 a 
month for 25 hours of SLIP/PPP access (plus $50 set-up fee). Voice: (305) 
428-GATE or (800) NET GATE outside of 305. 

Southeast Florida.  Satelnet, (305) 434-7340. Follow log-in prompts to set 
up account.  $17 a month or $60 for four months. 

Tallahassee.  Symnet, (904) 385-8177. Menus or Unix. $15 a month or six 
months for $75; SLIP for $30 set-up and $30 for 30 hours a month. Voice: 
(904) 385-1061. 

Talahassee.  Talahassee Free-Net, (904) 488-5056. Menus. Full access 
requires completion of a registration form.  Can "link" to other Free-Net 
systems around the country. Voice: (904) 488-5056. 

GEORGIA

Atlanta.  Netcom, (303) 758-0101.  See under San Jose, California, for 
information on rates. 

ILLINOIS

Champaign.  Prarienet Free-Net, (217) 255-9000.  Menus.  Log on as: 
visitor. Free for Illinois residents; $25 a year for others. Voice: (217) 
244-1962. 

Chicago. WorldWide Access, (312) 282-8605.  Charges: $19.50 a month; $25 a 
month for SLIP/PPP access. Voice number: (708) 367-1870. 

Chicago. MCSNet, (312) 248-0900.  $25/month or $65 for three months of 
unlimited access; $30 for three months of access at 15 hours a month. 
Voice: (312) 248-UNIX. 
 
Naperville/Hoffman Estates.  XNet. (708) 983-6435 (Naperville); (708) 882-
1101.  $45 for three months or $75 for six months.  Voice: (708) 983-6064. 

Peoria.  Peoria Free-Net, (309) 674-1100.  Similar to Cleveland Free-Net 
(see Ohio, below).  Users can "link" to the larger Cleveland system for 
access to Usenet and other services.  There are also Peoria Free-Net 
public-access terminals in numerous area libraries, other government 
buildings and senior-citizen centers.  Contact the number below for 
specific locations.  Full access (including access to e-mail) requires 
completion of a written application. Free.  Voice: (309) 677-2544. 
 
Vernon Hills. WorldWide Access, (708) 367-1871. Charges: $19.50 a 
month;$25/month for SLIP/PP access. Voice number: (708) 367-1870. 

MARYLAND
 
Baltimore.  Digital Express, (410) 766-1855; (301) 220-0462; (714) 377-
9784.  Log on as: new. $20 setup fee; $25 a month or $250 a year. Voice: 
(800 969-9090. 

Baltimore.  Clarknet, (410) 730-9786; (410) 995-0271; (301) 596-1626; 
(301) 854-0446.  Log on as: guest. $23 a month, $126 for six months or 
$228 a year. Voice: (410) 730-9765. 
 
MASSACHUSETTS
 
Bedford.  The Internet Access Company, (617) 275-0331.  To log on, follow 
on-line prompts.  $20 setup fee; $19.50 a month.  Voice: (617) 275-2221. 

Brookline.  The World, (617) 739-9753.  Log on as: new. $5 a month plus $2 
an hour or $20 for 20 hours a month. Also has local dial-up numbers in 
Lowell and Westboro. Available nationwide through the CompuServe Packet 
Network for another $5.60 an hour. Voice: (617) 739-0202. 
 
Lynn.  North Shore Access, (617) 593-4557.  Log on as: new. $10 for 10 
hours a month; $1 an hour after that. Voice: (617) 593-3110. 
 
Shrewsbury/Worcester.  NovaLink, (508) 754-4009.  Log on as: info. $12.95 
sign-up (includes first two hours); $9.95 a month (includes five daytime 
hours), $1.80 an hour after that.  Voice: (800) 274-2814. 
 
MICHIGAN
 
Ann Arbor.  MSEN.  Call voice number for dial-in number.  Unix.  Charges: 
$20 setup; $20 a month. Voice: (313) 998-4562. 
 
Ann Arbor. Michnet. Has local dial-in numbers in several Michigan numbers.  
For local numbers, call voice number below. $35 a month plus one-time $40 
sign-up fee.  Additional network fees for access through non-Michnet 
numbers. Voice: (313) 764-9430. 
 
MISSOURI

Springfield.  Ozarks Regional Information Online Network, (417) 864-6100. 
Log on as: guest. Local conferences and information, access to many  
Internet resources and to other Free-Net sites in the U.S. and Canada. 
Complete access requires completion of written registration form. Free. 
Voice: (417) 837-5050, ext. 15. 

Las Vegas. Evergreen Internet Express. For modem number, call voice number 
below. $240 a year unlimited access; $360 a year for unlimited SLIP/PPP 
access. Voice: (702) 361-2258. 

Las Vegas.  @wizard.com, (702) 871-3102.  Menus or Unix. $14.95 set-up 
fee, $25 a month.  Voice: (702) 871-4461. 

NEWFOUNDLAND 

St.John's. Compusult Limited.  Call voice number for modem number.  
$24.95 a month for 25 hours access; $3 an hour for each additional hour. 
SLIP/PPP access: $50 set-up fee; $24.95 a month. Voice (709) 745-
7914; Fax: (709) 745-7927. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE
 
Manchester.  MV Communications, Inc.  For local dial-up numbers call voice 
line below.  $5 a month mininum plus variable hourly rates depending on 
services used. Voice: (603) 429-2223. 

NEW JERSEY

New Brunswick.  Digital Express, (908) 937-9481.  Log on as: new. $20 
setup fee; $25 a month or $250 a year.  Voice: (800) 969-9090. 

Wyckoff. NIC. Call voice number for modem number. Menus or Unix. $10 set-
up fee, $10 a month for 20 hours or $20 a month for 60 hours. Voice: (201) 
934-1445. 

NEW YORK 
 
Buffalo.  Buffalo Free-Net, (716) 645-3085. Log on as: visitor. Local 
conferences and information, access to many Internet resources and to 
other Free-Net sites in the U.S. and Canada. Complete access requires 
completion of written registration form. Free. 

New York. Panix, (212) 787-3100.  Unix or menus.  Log on as: newuser. $40 
setup fee; $19 a month or $208 a year.  Voice:  (212) 877-4854. 
 
New York.  Echo, (212) 989-8411.  Unix, but with local conferencing 
software. Log on as: newuser.  $19.95 ($13.75 students and seniors) a 
month.  Voice:  (212) 255-3839. 
 
New York.  MindVox, (212) 989-4141.  Local conferences. Log on as: guest.  
$10 setup fee for non-credit-card accounts; $15 a month. Voice: (212) 989-
2418. 
 
New York.  Pipeline, (212) 267-8606 (9600 bps and higher); (212) 267-7341 
(2400 bps). Offers graphical interface for Windows for $90.  Log on as: 
guest. $20 a month and $2 an hour after first 20 hours or $35 a month 
unlimited hours.  Voice: (212) 267-3636. 
     
New York.  Maestro, (212) 240-9700. Log on as: newuser. $12 a month or 
$140 a year. Voice: (212) 240-9600. 

New York. Interport Communications, (212) 989-1258. Log on as: newuser. 
$25 a month for 60 hours a month.  Voice: (212) 989-1128. 

Rockland County.  TZ-Link, (914) 353-4618, Menus or Unix. Log in as guest 
with a password of: guest.  $36 a quarter. Voice: (914) 353-5443. 

Rye.  WestNet Internet Services, (914) 967-7802. Log in as: new. $45 a 
quarter; $150 a year. Voice: (914) 967-7816. 

White Plains.  Cloud 9 Internet, (914) 682-0384. Menus or Unix. $45 a 
quarter or $180 a year; #90 a quarter or $360 a year for SLIP. Voice: 
(914)682-0626. 

NORTH CAROLINA
 
Charlotte.  Vnet Internet Access, (704) 347-8839; (919) 406-1544.  Log on 
as: new. $25 a month. Voice: (704) 374-0779. 
 
Raleigh.  NandO Net.  Call voice number for modem number.  Menus.  Access 
to archives of the Raleigh News and Observer. $30 a month, for up to five 
accounts per household.  Voice: (919) 836-2808. 

Triangle Research Park.  Rock Concert Net.  Call number below for local 
modem numbers in various North Carolina cities.  $30 a month; one-time $50 
sign-up fee. Voice: (919) 248-1999. 
 
OHIO
 
Cleveland.  Cleveland Free-Net, (216) 368-3888.  Ohio and US Supreme Court 
decisions, historical documents, many local conferences.  Full access 
(including access to e-mail) requires completion of a written application. 
Free. Voice:  (216) 368-8737. 

Cleveland.  Wariat, (216) 481-9436. Unix or menus. $20 setup fee; $35 a 
month.  Voice: (216) 481-9428. 

Dayton.  Freelance Systems Programming, (513) 258-7745. $20 setup fee; $1 
an hour. Voice: (513) 254-7246. 

Lorain.  Lorain County Free-Net, (216) 233-5929.  Users can "link" to the 
larger Cleveland Free-Net for additional services.  Full access 
(including access to e-mail) requires completion of a written 
application. Free. Voice: (216) 366-4200. 
 
Medina.  Medina Free-Net, (216) 723-6732, 225-6732 or 335-6732.  Users can 
"link" to the larger Cleveland Free-Net for additional services.  Full 
access (including access to e-mail) requires completion of a written 
application. Free.                       
 
Youngstown.  Youngstown Free-Net, (216) 742-3072.  Users can "link" to the 
Cleveland system for services not found locally.  Full access (including 
access to e-mail) requires completion of a written application. Free. 
 
ONTARIO
 
Ottawa.  National Capital Freenet, (613) 564-3600.  Menus.  Free, but 
requires completion of a written form for access to all services. Voice: 
(613) 788-3947.               
 
Toronto.  Internex Online, (416) 363-3783.  Both Unix and menus. $40 a 
year for one hour a day. Voice: (416) 363-8676. 

Toronto.  The Wire. Graphical interface.  Call (416) 214-WIRE for rates 
and dial-in number. 

OREGON
 
Portland.  Agora, (503) 293-1772 (2400 bps), (503) 293-2059 (9600 bps or 
higher). Log on as: apply. $6 a month for one hour per day. 
 
Portland.  Teleport, (503) 220-0636 (2400 bps); (503) 220-1016 (9600 and 
higher).  Log on as: new.  $10 a month for one hour per day. Voice: (503) 
223-4245. 

PENNSYLVANIA
 
Pittsburgh.  Telerama, (412) 481-5302. $6 for 10 hours a month, 60 cents 
for each additional hour. Voice: (412) 481-3505. 

QUEBEC

Montreal.  Communications Accessibles Montreal. To start account, 
call voice number. $25 month plus tax for 10 hours a week. Voice: 
(514) 288-2581. 

RHODE ISLAND
 
East Greenwich.  IDS World Network, (401) 884-9002.  In addition to 
Usenet, has conferences from the Fidonet and RIME networks.  $10 a month; 
$50 for six months; $100 for a year. 

Providence/Seekonk.  Anomaly, (401) 331-3706.  $125 for six months  or 
$200 a year. Educational rate of $75 for six months or $125 a year. Voice: 
(401) 273-4669. 

TEXAS

Austin. RealTime Communications, (512) 459-4391. Log on as: new. $80 for 
six months. Voice: (512) 206-3800. 

Dallas.  Texas Metronet, (214) 705-2901; (817) 261-1127.  Log on as: info 
or signup. $10 to $35 setup fee, depending on service; $10 to $45 a month, 
depending on service. Voice: (214) 705-2900 or (817) 543-8756. 

Houston.  The Black Box, (713) 480-2686.  $21.65 a month. Voice: (713) 
480-2684. 

UTAH

Salt Lake City. XMission, (801) 539-0900  Voice: (801) 539-0852.  Menu and 
Unix.  CSLIP/PPP usage no extra charge. $5 for the first month; $19 a 
month after that; $102 for six months. 

VIRGINIA
 
Norfolk/Peninsula.  Wyvern Technologies, (804) 627-1828 (Norfolk); (804) 
886-0662 (Peninsula).  $10 startup fee; $15 a month or $144 a year. Voice: 
(804) 622-4289. 

Williamsburg. Global Connect. For modem number, call voice number below. 
Menus or Unix. $15 a month or $150 a year for 40 hours per month; $40 a 
month or $400 a year for 70 hours of SLIP/PPP access a month. Voice: (804) 
229-4484. 

WASHINGTON, DC
 
The Meta Network.  Call voice number below for local dial-in numbers.  
Caucus conferencing, menus. $15 setup fee; $20 a month. Voice: (703) 243-
6622. 

CapAccess, (202), 785-1523.  Log on as guest with a password of visitor.  
A Free-Net system (see under Cleveland, Ohio, for information).  Free. 
Voice: (202) 994-4245. 
 
See also: listing under Baltimore, MD for Digital Express and Clarknet, 
both of which have Washington, DC numbers. 
 
WASHINGTON STATE
 
Seattle. Halcyon, (206) 382-6245.  Users can choose between menus and 
Unix.  Log on as: new.  $10 setup fee; $60 a quarter or $200 a year. 
Voice: (206) 955-1050. 
 
Seattle.  Eskimo North, (206) 367-3837 (all speeds), (206) 362-6731 
(9600/14.4K bps).  $10 a month or $96 a year. Voice: (206) 367-7457. 
     
Seattle.  Seattle Community Network, (206) 386-4140. Log on as: visitor. 
Local conferences and information, access to many Internet resources and 
to other Free-Net sites in the U.S. and Canada. Complete access requires 
completion of written registration form. Free.