Ygnition

Ygnition is an American private cable operator (PCO) and

MDU market. It is a privately held company with backers including ComVentures, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California

, Advanced Equities and Chrysalis Ventures. Prior to November 2003, the company went by the name Interquest Communications.

History

Ygnition was founded in September, 2001 as a

VOIP service with its cable TV offering if the contract allows. These exclusivity contracts were made illegal by FCC ruling 07-889 [1]

on October 31, 2007. Cable companies have tried to fight this law but the ruling was upheld May 26 of this year by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.gg

As of 2007, Ygnition has Internet access available to 150,000 apartment units and Cable television service available to 50,000 units across seven states.

As Ygnition extends its market through acquisitions, it is also expanding the services offered. Ygnition is expanding into the

VOIP wholesalers. Ygnition purchases cable and satellite television service from providers like DISH network and others, then redistributes them through their networks. Internet service is delivered to its service locations from anywhere from a single T1 to OC3 or ethernet over fiber

, however multiple T1 circuits is the most common method.

Ygnition uses

voice over IP (VOIP)

traffic. Traffic shaping gives higher priority to latency sensitive communication (VOIP) by delaying latency insensitive communication (large file transfers).

Services

Services provided by Ygnition

As per Ygnition's service agreement for $49.95 a month, the subscriber may have 2 Email accounts and;

"Use of IAS, E-Mail Storage. Subject to the compliance by Subscriber with all Terms and Conditions of this Agreement, and in exchange for recurring payment of subscription fees, Subscriber shall have the right to use the IAS for accessing the Internet, and for sending and receiving e-mail. Subscriber shall have the right to store up to and including ten Megabytes (10 MB) of e-mail data on the Ygnition Networks server. Subscriber shall be automatically charged a monthly storage for each Megabyte of data in excess of the Free Storage Amount"

For $74.95 a month the subscriber gains 1

static IP address

.

Pricing can vary by market and bundled services.

Services not provided for by Ygnition

Ygnition does not host web sites. No

websites

by the no server policy.

Ygnition offers unlimited internet connection time. They do place limits and restrictions on subscriber internet activities. Access to file sharing and downloading is limited and can, at Ygnition's sole discretion, result in service termination.

Ratings and reviews

Ygnition has an Unsatisfactory rating with the Better Business Bureau in Houston.^[1] Ygnition has a C− BBB rating in Dallas, Texas and Seattle, Washington.^[2]

References

External links

[1] "BBB Greater Houston and South Texas".

[2] "BBB Business Profile for Access Media 3".

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