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The list ranks the top 25 dial-up internet access providers in the Minneapolis, MN, metro-area based on the number of dial-up accounts. MRNet, a MEANS Telecom Co., is ranked No. 1, with 12,250 dial-up accounts; followed by Frontier Communications, with 7,245 dial-up accounts; at No. 3 is Innovative Software Designs Inc., with 6,409 dial-up accounts. The table also lists company addresses, type of customer connections, other services, web site, owners, fee for basic dial-up service, percentage of customers and metro-area workers. Information was provided by company representatives. All data was researched by Mona Askalani.

The list ranks the top 25 dedicated internet access providers in the Minneapolis, MN, metro-area based on total dedicated bandwidth sold. MRNet, a Means Telecom Co., is ranked No. 1, with 485,192 bandwidth sold; followed by gofast.net Inc., with 125,000 bandwidth sold; at No. 3 is US West, with 120,000 bandwidth sold. The table also lists company addresses, metro-area workers, business contacts, fee range for dedicated service, number of dedicated connections sold and customer breakdown. Information was provided by company representatives. All data was researched by Mona Askalani.

MRNet, a Minneapolis, MN-based Internet access provider, recently bared construction plans of three major new connections to national Internet backbones, essentially an Interstate highway system for Internet traffic. The company is currently building a four-lane on-ramp to the Internet backbones, which refer to networks of fiber-optic cable connecting major cities. Being highlighted is a 45 megabit-per-second connection to the Chicago network access point (NAP) operated by Ameritech. The Chicago NAP is reportedly one of the major Internet interchanges in the US. The new connection will allow traffic from Minnesota to reach more destinations faster and with fewer dropped.transmissions.