Sonic.net
Encyclopedia
Sonic.net is a telecommunications company and internet service provider
based in Santa Rosa, California
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to staff and students at the campus of Santa Rosa Junior College
. In 1994, Sonic.net began formal Internet operations by way of a partnership between Dane Jasper and Scott Doty, both of which had worked on the network at Santa Rosa Junior College. In 1995, Sonic.net moved into its downtown Santa Rosa location.
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
based in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
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History
Sonic.net began as an effort to bring network connectivity and Internet accessInternet access
Many technologies and service plans for Internet access allow customers to connect to the Internet.Consumer use first became popular through dial-up connections in the 20th century....
to staff and students at the campus of Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College is a community college located in the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California. Founded in 1918, it is the tenth oldest community college in the state. Santa Rosa Junior College was modeled as a "junior" version of nearby University of California at Berkeley...
. In 1994, Sonic.net began formal Internet operations by way of a partnership between Dane Jasper and Scott Doty, both of which had worked on the network at Santa Rosa Junior College. In 1995, Sonic.net moved into its downtown Santa Rosa location.
Services
Sonic.net offers a number of services including:- Fusion - combined voice and data service offering up to 20Mbps per line, with unlimited nationwide land line voice.
- FlexLink - midband Ethernet service offering symmetric speeds from 1.5Mbps to 30Mbps.
- AT&T DSL - ADSL service delivered over an AT&T voice line.
- Hosting - website hosting services.
- Colocation - datacenter colocation in Santa Rosa, CA.
- PogoWave - wireless broadband service offered in West Sonoma County.
- DirecTV - bundled television services offered with broadband at a discount.