Acquisition and The Local Competitors
WorldWide Access was ultimately only one of several Chicago-based small Internet providers, which, in the end, were nearly all swallowed up by larger providers. WWA was the first to be sold, to Verio, in April 1998.
- EnterAct was acquired in 1998 by 21st Century, which was in turn later acquired by RCN Communications
- MCSNet was acquired in 1999 by Winstar Communications
- American Information Systems ("AISNet") was acquired in 1999 by Exodus Communications
- Tezcatlipoca ("Tezcat") was acquired in 2000 by Ripco
- InterAccess was acquired in 2000 by Allegiance Telecom
Of the major local providers, only Ripco remained unsold, and it still operates independently as of 2007.
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