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Searching for a better connection; Many must move for best Net access.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Crain's Cleveland Business

| July 17, 2000 | STACKLIN, JEFF | COPYRIGHT 2007 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

As Michael Fischer planned to expand the offerings of his Cleveland computer consulting firm so it could distribute software to customers online, he realized he needed a beefed-up connection to the Internet.

But it wouldn't be cheap. One option was for Mr. Fischer to pay up to $1,600 a month to get a faster connection to the Internet. His second choice was to move his 13-employee company, Thinsolutions Inc., from offices on the near West Side to downtown, where he could get the connection for $1,000 less per month but would have to pay much higher rent.

The dilemma Mr. Fischer faced is all-too-common for Cleveland-area business owners.

In these technology-driven times, the speed of an Internet connection is nearly as much of a factor in site selection as rent, utilities and parking. Companies that move data-intensive files such as streaming video,…

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