Road Runner (ISP)

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Road Runner HIGH SPEED ONLINE is a nationwide Internet service provider (ISP) focused on providing service over DOCSIS-compatible cable modems. It is a division of Time Warner Inc. and provides service throughout the footprint of Time Warner Cable as well as other contracting cable companies. Its services are currently available only in the United States, but were once also offered in Newfoundland, Canada.

Road Runner often competes with ISPs owned by local telephone companies. Its mascot is Road Runner from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series. When the service first launched with a 1995 market test in Elmira, NY, it was first called the Southern Tier On-Line Community,[1] then LineRunner[2] (a moniker that was later used for VOIP service), before Time Warner Cable adopted the current brand name.

[edit] Tier service

To compete directly with less expensive DSL service, Road Runner offers a lower bandwidth package dubbed Road Runner Lite or Road Runner Intro for a similar cost, with 768 kbps download and 128 kbps upload bandwidth. This tier of service is not heavily promoted and must be specifically requested when ordering.

[edit] Companies offering Road Runner

• Time Warner Cable
• Bright House Networks
• Insight Communications
• Urban CableWorks
• AOL through their broadband service

[edit] External links

• Official Site - Order information and support
• RR Online Portal - features Search engine, news, weather, sports and more all on one page (need flash player)