NorthPoint Communications
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NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc. was a competitive local exchange carrier focused on data transmission via digital subscriber lines. The company had relationships with Microsoft, Tandy Corporation, Intel, Verio, Cable & Wireless, Frontier Corporation, Concentric Network, ICG Communications, Enron, Network Plus, and Netopia. The company had investments from The Carlyle Group, Accel Partners, Benchmark, and Greylock Partners.[1]
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Founded | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
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Founder | Michael W. Malaga |
Defunct | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
Fate | Bankruptcy, assets acquired by AT&T |
Headquarters | California |
Key people | Herman Bluestein (Chief Development Officer) |
Number of employees | 506 (1999) |
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