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UUNET is one of the oldest and largest Internet Service Providers . Prior to its founding, access to Usenet and E-mail exchange from non- ARPANET sites was accomplished using a cooperative network of systems running the UUCP Protocol over POTS lines. During the mid- 1980s , growth of this network began to put considerable strain on the resources voluntarily provided by the larger UUCP Hub s. This prompted Rick Adams , a system administrator at the Center for Seismic Studies, to explore the possibilities of providing these services commercially as a way to reduce the burden on the existing hubs. With funding in the form of a loan from Usenix , UUNET Communications Services began operation in 1987 as a non-profit corporation providing Usenet feeds, E-mail exchange and access to a large repository of software source code and related information. The venture proved successful and shed its non-profit status within two years. At the same time, the company changed its name to UUNET Technologies. In 1990 , UUNET launched its AlterNet service, which provided access to an IP backbone independent of the constraints of those operated by the government. That network lives on in a much larger form and serves as the core of a set of products which include access at Dial-up and Broadband speeds as well as Web Hosting . Today, UUNET is a brand of , Spamhaus listed 236 known spam sources under the responsibility of mci.com. TIMELINE
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