Socket Internet was established in 1994 and has become the largest Internet provider for the state of Missouri. Socket offer's Internet access in over 400 towns across 8 states in the Central States Region, stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Socket's data networking products include Wide Area Networking (WANs), Virtual Private Networking (VPNs), dedicated circuits, web-hosting and E-mail Hosting. Socket offers a number of connectivity options, including dial up modems, dedicated modems, ISDN, DSL, Frame Relay, Fractional T1s and T1s.