Not long ago, almost all the Internet industry "experts" predicted that small ISPs would be forced out of the market. They would either be swallowed up by larger ISPs, or would simply close shop of their own accord. You probably heard negative prophecies from industry voices, "Except for possibly in rural locations, the small mom-and-pop shops are doomed." Contrary to such predictions, the small ISP market continues to thrive in disparate regions, suburban and city alike. Reports of their deaths, to paraphrase Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated.
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