About PortBridge Internet

PortBridge Internet was founded in 1998 to deliver an affordable, dependable, and local Internet access option for residents and businesses in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. PortBridge is now building the largest network of local dial-up ISPs in eastern half of the Carolinas.

PortBridge continues to develop an affordable alternative to the impersonal, national ISPs that increasingly are cutting support staff (see news report about Earthlink's recent cuts). The company also believes in the need for local dial-up Internet access, even as a number of local ISPs have closed because they are saddled with service and equipment contracts they can no longer afford.

PortBridge customers have come to expect high-quality, friendly support, along with rock-solid Internet connections. By sharing a world-class Internet infrastructure among several communities, PortBridge will help ensure the continued availability of local Internet access. PortBridge has already brought enhanced and expanded Internet services and support to many of the major markets in Eastern North Carolina. Recent ISP acquisitions include:

• iPass.net — Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill (Feb. 2001)
• ESN.net — Goldsboro, Kinston, Wilson, Greenville (Sept. 2002)
• Interlink Communications — Raleigh, Goldsboro, Kinston, La Grange (Jan. 2003)

PortBridge now serves thousands of customers across in five North Carolina counties. PortBridge is one of the only NC-owned and operated companies involved in our local communities.