Socket, a Columbia-based Internet and telecommunications provider, brought its premium dial-up Internet service to more than 60 Missouri towns during the first half of 2007.

“It’s amazing growth,” said Carson Coffman, co-owner and vice president of sales and marketing at Socket. “Our mission has always been to bring the best available technology to the rural Midwest. The Internet service expansion we’ve seen so far this year is proof that we are continuing to meet that goal.”

Socket’s dial-up Internet connection is a communications solution for thousands of businesses and residents across the state. Socket provides service to more than 20,000 customers in more than 500 cities across Missouri.

“Many homes and businesses want a fast, dependable way to connect to the Internet without having to pay for bells and whistles they don’t need,” said Coffman. “Socket’s solution is to fill that need with fast, reliable dial-up service. In a technological age where many Internet providers consider dial-up service a side note, Socket is committed to not only continuing its premium dial-up service but making certain it operates at the state-of-the-art level our customers have come to expect.”

Companies do business faster and residents surf the Web and e-mail their friends and family up to five times faster than with traditional dial-up connections using Socket’s Accelerator. Socket also offers new and improved spam filtering to keep the junk mail out of e-mail in-boxes and reliable pop-up blocking.

Socket customers enjoy unlimited access to live and local technical support. Calling the local technical support number leads customers to a live phone conversation with one of Socket’s technical experts who can answer any individualized question the caller may have.

Socket is a Missouri-based Internet and telephone service provider. Founded in 1994, Socket is the largest, local Internet provider in the state, providing both high-speed DSL and dial-up service for residential and business customers. Socket also provides business customers a choice for local and long-distance phone service by combining the highest quality customer service with in-depth technical knowledge to create customized phone-service packages. Socket provides service to more than 20,000 customers in more than 500 cities across Missouri. For additional information, please visit: www.socket.net.

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