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Subscriber
Values
ISP-Planet has decided to recognize the death of the free ISP. Now, all subscriber numbers are billable subscribers, changing the numbers drastically. Furthermore, some new companies have been added to the list.
by
ISP-Planet Staff
[July 19, 2001] |
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We list public companies only and do not include ISPs that are part of much
larger firm, like MSN, for example. Current subscriber counts are derived
from ISP-Planet's
ISP Rankings with the exception of AOL, for which we use worldwide
subscriber counts.
WSRN.com
is the source for market data.
History
In response to readers' requests, we now provide historical data for the
subscriber values
here .
Transaction data
Third party subscriber value research from MCG Capital Corporation
averages the ISPs that MCG has bought and sold in the past year. Revenue
per subscriber per month is particularly interesting data.
Note, however, that the rate of ISP
deals is declining drastically.
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ISP Subscriber
Value: $1,090
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Stock Symbol
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ISP |
Value
per subscriber
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Market Cap
(millions)
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Number of subscribers
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[AOL]
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AOL
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$6,068
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$197,382
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32,530,000
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[NZRO]
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NetZero
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$724
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$84
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116,000
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[ELNK]
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Earthlink
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$425
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$1,956
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4,600,000
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[PRGY]
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Prodigy
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$219
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$481
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2,200,000
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[LOAX]
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Log On America
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$100
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$3
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30,000
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[JWEB]
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Juno
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$51
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$47
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920,000
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[GEEK]
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Internet America
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$41
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$6
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147,000
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AOL
subscriber numbers include gateway.net, RoadRunner, and CompuServe.
Juno
and NetZero now provide
a mix of fee and free services and will merge into United Online.
ISP subscriber values without AOL would average $260 per subscriber.
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Cable ISP Subscriber
Value: $514
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[WGAT]
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WorldGate
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$875
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$91
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104,000
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[RCNC]
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RCN
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$447
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$412
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920,713
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[ATHM]
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Excite@Home |
$385
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$886
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2,300,000
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[HSAC]
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High Speed Access |
$347
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$61
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176,000
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RCN
subscriber numbers include 447,157 dialup and DSL subscribers.
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Mobile Wireless
ISP Subscriber Value: $733
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[MCOM]
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Metricom
(Ricochet) |
$0
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$0
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51,200
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[GOAM]
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GoAmerica
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$1,285
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$92
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71,587
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[MTNT]
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Motient
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$181
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$41
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226,000
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Metricom has entered Chapter 11, and is therefore not included in the subscriber values, but posted new subscriber numbers after filing for bankruptcy.
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