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To: neverenough who wrote (54)	12/27/1998 3:03:00 AM
From: Spreck	Respond to of 220

to all i made the conservative play on this Internut company. I put in a market order at 51 when geek was flying on Thursday morning and got filled at 59 3/8......since i got burned once before on an internet stock (netscape....bought at 44.50 and it closed at 36 the next day...i held and am still holding and it worked out ) i only bought 25 shares of geek....i feel like i got burned again only this time the conservative play is not gonna make me rich nor can i get killed if it falls apart.....if the momentum starts to push it up i can buy another 25 and so on....trading on scott trade at $7.00 per trade... it is ok with me to be in this isp speculation...so i wish everyone good luck on the geek. spreck

To: neverenough who wrote (54)	12/27/1998 4:34:00 AM
From: neverenough	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220

Taken from Internet America's latest SEC filing, edgar-online.com Elements of the Company's growth strategy include: Aggressive Use of Advertising to Rapidly Acquire a Critical Mass of Customers and Build the Internet America Brand. The Company intensively uses two of the more effective and efficient advertising media -- television and outdoor billboard displays -- to acquire customers quickly and build brand awareness. Strategic and Add-On Acquisitions. The Company intends to pursue strategic acquisitions that will jump-start its entry into new markets, as well as add-on acquisitions in its existing markets that it believes will be accretive to earnings. The Company completed a strategic acquisition in fiscal 1997 and an add-on acquisition in fiscal 1998, but is not currently negotiating any acquisitions. The completed acquisitions were purchases of customer bases and did not constitute business combinations requiring financial statements of the acquirees to be included herein. Cost-Effective Development of Network Infrastructure. In deploying physical infrastructure, the Company will continue to apply its disciplined approach, which is premised upon the achievement of substantial economies of scope and scale. The Virtual POP architecture enables the Company to serve existing markets more efficiently and enter certain new markets more quickly. Development of Value-Added Revenue Streams. In addition to growing value-added revenue streams from its existing services, such as dedicated high-speed access, news access and Web hosting, the Company continues to evaluate and develop other value-added service opportunities, such as xDSL connectivity. The Company believes that a user dense, regionally focused customer base provides an excellent platform for the introduction of new value-added services (potentially including Internet telephony) that can take advantage of brand awareness and economies of scope and scale.