TWICS

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TWICS (Two Way Information Communication System) was a Japanese network company. It was started up in 1982 as a part of the non-profit International Education Center in Tokyo.

In 1993 it became the first organization in Japan to offer public access Internet services by leasing a line from a foreign-owned company called InterCon International. This achievement made them a target of intense rivalry from older more established companies who had already spent a year unsuccessfully trying to obtain licenses to provide similar services.

In 2003, TWICS was taken over by Inter.net Global Inc.

[edit] External links

• Wiring Japan The controversial start-up of Internet services in Japan
• TWICS.com at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine