FINOWEN News


For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 9, 2004


Broadband in Lyme!
Lebanon, NH - After what seemed like an eternity, the residents of Lyme, NH now have access to high-speed Internet access and the response is overwhelming.

As people begin to rely more heavily on the Internet for both business and personal uses, the lack of high-speed Internet access was noticeably lacking in Lyme. FINOWEN saw this need, as expressed by many friendly and vocal residents, and reacted. "Within a week more than 30 people filled out our web form looking for service and more interest kept coming," said Tessa Johnson, Director of Marketing for FINOWEN. "We are pleased to be able to offer such a valuable service to the residents of Lyme and neighboring communities."

Kristen Garfield, a Lyme resident who recently switched from satellite broadband to FINOWEN, now works from home and accesses her Boston-based company’s private network. After working from home for a few days she said, "FINOWEN is running at 10 times the dial-up speed for VPN and much faster for INTERNET only access!"

FINOWEN service works by attaching a small antenna to the side of a customer’s house. This antenna points to one of FINOWEN’s many service locations, the newest of which is in Lyme. The antennas create a wireless link and the customer’s Internet traffic travels to the Internet and back via this connection. With relatively low infrastructure costs, compared to satellite Internet, cable modem, and DSL service, FINOWEN is able to bring broadband to rural New Hampshire and Vermont. For more information on how the service works, read FINOWEN’s FAQs (available online at http://www.finowen.com/faqs.jsp) or contact FINOWEN directly. About FINOWEN FINOWEN, LLC is the premier provider in fixed-wireless broadband Internet access in the Upper Valley area. FINOWEN, a privately held company, focuses on extending the reach of broadband availability to underserved areas across New Hampshire and Vermont. With lower infrastructure costs, FINOWEN can bring broadband to rural areas that are not cost-effective to wire line providers. To learn more about FINOWEN, visit www.finowen.com or call toll-free 866-FINOWEN. FINOWEN – Broadband where you’d least expect it!

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