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1996: Ten years of NetworkWorld.com

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October 31, 2005 12:05 AM ET
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The landmark federal telecommunications reform act, intended in large part to spur local competition, went into effect - and one RBOC promptly bought another.

 

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Back then, there were still seven RBOCs.

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Year that start ups were launched that went on to be household names

  • Juniper Networks
  • Extreme Networks
  • Foundry Networks
  • Netgear
  • Covad Communications
  • Packeteer
  • F5 Networks
  • Redback Networks
  • Marimba
  • Inktomi
  • Travelocity
  • Priceline
  • HotJobs
 
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