PSINet was an early commercial internet service provider based in Ashburn, Virginia, founded on December 5, 1989 and beginning service on January 1, 1990, among the first companies to sell internet connectivity to customers. It grew rapidly through the 1990s but never achieved profitability, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2001 during the dot-com crash, after which its United States assets were acquired by Cogent Communications in 2002 and its international operations sold separately.
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Company Type Founded Year HeadquartersAshburn, Virginia, United States 1 Company Type
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What was the Commercial Internet eXchange, and what part did PSINet play in it?
PSINet co-founded the Commercial Internet eXchange, a trade association of Internet service providers, in 1991 with UUNET and General Atomics.
The Commercial Internet eXchange, usually shortened to CIX, was a trade association of Internet service providers. PSINet helped to found it in 1991, together with UUNET, which operated AlterNet, and General Atomics, which operated CERFnet.
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1. Wikipedia: PSINet
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It was founded on December 5, 1989, and began offering services, including limited for-profit access to the Internet, on January 1, 1990, becoming one of the first companies to sell Internet connectivity.
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Ashburn, Virginia, United States
- Operates In: Telecommunications Industry, Infobox, industry field
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