ANS - Advanced Network & Services, Inc.


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               Advanced Network & Services, Inc.
               100 Clearbrook Road
               Elmsford, NY  10523

            _E_m_a_i_l: info@ans.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (914) 789-5300
               FAX: (914) 789-5310

            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            Advanced Network & Services is a U.S.-based network  service
            provider  that  offers  connections  to  the  Internet  at a
            variety of bandwidth levels, including 56 Kb/s, T1, 10  Mb/s
            and  T3.   Currently,  ANS has the only nationwide computing
            network operating at higher than T1 speeds.   ANS  began  by
            serving only sites sponsored by the National Science Founda-
            tion, and the NSFNET remains the largest segment of the  ANS
            network.  However, today the company provides enterprise and
            gateway attachment  services  to  commercial  organizations,
            including  other  network and information service providers,
            as well as research and education institutions  and  govern-
            ment  agencies.   The fiber optic transmission facilities of
            the ANS network are provided by interexchange carriers,  and
            the  core nodes of the network are co-located at the carrier
            points of presence (POPs),  which  are  staffed  around  the
            clock.   The  network's  operations center is located at Ann
            Arbor, Michigan, and also provides continuous service.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            The ANS network is accessible through direct  attachment  or
            through  gateways  from the National Science Foundation Net-
            work, private networks or public regional networks.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            All  research  and  education  institutions  and  government
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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            agencies that have signed the ANS Acceptable Use  Policy  as
            part  of  their  contractual agreements with ANS are free to
            use the company's network to send  and  receive  information
            related to research and education.  Any commercial organiza-
            tion that has signed the ANS CO+RE Acceptable Use Policy and
            the  appropriate agreements for sending and receiving infor-
            mation that is commercial in nature, that is, not related to
            research  and  education,  may use the ANS network. However,
            commercial traffic may not be sent through a public regional
            network  unless the network has signed an agreement with ANS
            CO+RE allowing this type of traffic to be carried across its
            gateways.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            In addition to providing attachment services and the  equip-
            ment  for  these  connections,  ANS offers security services
            that limit access between the Internet and private networks,
            consultation  in  the  integration of high- speed networking
            into strategic planning, assistance in  network  engineering
            and  design, and educational seminars in high-speed network-
            ing.





























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