We were founded in 1995 as CEN-COM of Oklahoma, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, to bring dial-up Internet access and education to rural locations in Oklahoma that did not have dial-up Internet access. We changed our name to FullNet Communications, Inc. in December 1995, and shifted our focus from offering dial-up services to providing wholesale and private label network connectivity and related services to other Internet service providers. During 1995 and 1996, we furnished wholesale and private label network connectivity services to Internet service providers in Bartlesville, Cushing, Durant, Perry, Tahlequah, and Tulsa. During 1996, we sold our Internet service provider operations in Enid, Oklahoma and began Internet service provider operations in Ponca City, Oklahoma. In 1997 we continued our focus on being a backbone provider by upgrading and acquiring more equipment. We also started offering our own Internet service provider brand access and services to our wholesale customers.
In 1998 our gross revenues exceeded $1,000,000 and we made the Metro Oklahoma City Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies list. In 1998 we commenced the process of organizing a competitive local exchange carrier ("CLEC") through FullTel, and acquired Animus Communications, Inc. ("Animus"), a wholesale Web-service company, which enabled us to become a total solutions provider to individuals and companies seeking a "one-stop shop" in Oklahoma. Animus was renamed FullWeb in January 2000.
During 2000 and 2001, we completed eight separate acquisitions of Internet service provider companies, with customers in the Oklahoma cities of Tahlequah, Bartlesville, Enid, Nowata, Lawton, Oklahoma City, Adair, Jay, Pryor, Wyandotte, Leach, Colcord and Moseley.
We completed our network operations center during the first quarter of 2001. Our co-location facility is carrier neutral, allowing customers to choose among competitive offerings rather than being restricted to one carrier. Our network operations center is Telco-grade and provides customers a high level of operative reliability and security. We offer flexible space arrangements for customers, 24-hour onsite support with both battery and generator backup.
Through FullTel, our wholly owned subsidiary, we are a fully licensed competitive local exchange carrier or CLEC in Oklahoma. The FullTel data center telephone switching equipment was installed in March 2003. At which time, FullTel began the process of activating local access telephone numbers for every city in which we will market, sell and operate our retail FullNet Internet service provider brand, wholesale dial-up Internet service and our business-to-business network design, connectivity, domain and Web hosting businesses.
