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Subscriber
Values
It's buyout time in the ISP world as the status
of Excite@Home (NASDAQ: ATHM), Prodigy (NASDAQ: PRGY), and High Speed Access
Corp (NASDAQ: HSAC) are all in flux.
ISP-Planet Staff
[October 25, 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
corporate reports and ISP-Planet's
ISP Rankings.
WSRN.com is
the source for market data. Market capitalization data is as of market close
on October 24, 2001.
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 bought and sold last 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:
$783
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Stock Symbol
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ISP
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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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$4,019
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$142,273
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35,400,000
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[ELNK]
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Earthlink
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$372
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$1,837
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4,900,000
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[PRGY]
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Prodigy |
$141
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$464
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3,300,000
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[LOAX]
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Log On America
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$80
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$2.4
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30,000
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[UNTD]
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United Online
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$69
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$78
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884,000
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[GEEK]
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Internet America |
$16
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$2.4
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147,000
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AOL subscriber
numbers include RoadRunner and CompuServe.
Juno and
NetZero have merged
into United Online.
Prodigy
will probably be bought out.
ISP subscriber
values without AOL would average $136 per subscriber.
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Cable ISP Subscriber Value:
$304
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Stock Symbol
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ISP
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Value
per subscriber
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Market Cap
(millions)
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Number
of subscribers
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[RCNC]
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RCN
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$582
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$295
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507,000
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[WGAT]
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WorldGate
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$229
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$51
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104,000
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[HSAC]
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High Speed Access |
$102
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$18
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176,000
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RCN subscriber
numbers include subscribers to the StarPower joint venture
(a joint venture with Pepco Communications, L.L.C., a utility's subsidiary).
@Home filed
for bankruptcy.
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Mobile Wireless ISP Subscriber
Value: $256
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Stock Symbol
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ISP
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Value
per subscriber
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Market Cap
(millions)
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Number
of subscribers
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[GOAM]
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GoAmerica
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$427
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$43
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100,647
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[MTNT]
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Motient |
$84
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$21
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250,000
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Motient
called off a controversial merger with a creditor, Rare Medium.
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