Handy Networks LLC Joins Internet Infrastructure Coalition

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Posted by Jay Suds, 09-17-2012, 02:30 PM
Group to Provide a Public Policy and Advocacy Voice to Ensure the Future U.S. Growth of the $46 Billion Internet Infrastructure Industry

Washington, DC - Today, Handy Networks LLC announced that it will join the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition). With 42 current member companies, the i2Coalition is comprised of key players representing global and U.S. Internet infrastructure providers and related tech firms. The i2Coalition officially launched this week with an inaugural video from co-founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson highlighting the mission and goals of the organization. Visit www.i2Coalition.com to view the video.

The i2Coalition supports the trailblazing enterprises that make significant private investments and drive innovation for the nuts and bolts of the Internet including web hosting and data center providers, registries and registrars, software and service delivery and cloud computing services. The genesis of the organization began in 2011, when many of the i2Coalitions founding and charter members joined forces during the successful effort to prevent Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) from becoming law. After mobilizing to ensure the Internets free flow of information and commerce, Dawson and other executives realized the ongoing need for an industry voice.

Despite our success with defeating SOPA and PIPA, there continues to be huge legislative threats to Internet freedom, which endanger open communication and commerce, along with the livelihoods of all data center and web hosting companies nationwide, said Jay Sudowski, Co-Founder and Director of Technical Services of Handy Networks LLC. The formation of the i2Coalition will go a long way in providing the hosting industry a voice in Washington, DC and educating our legislative body about what we do, day-in, day-out to keep the Internet working.

The i2Coalition members share a common goal: to be the principle voice and leading advocate for the Internet infrastructure industry. The coalition will facilitate public policy education and advocacy, develop market-driven standards formed by consensus and give the industry a unified voice. Members will receive the support and tools they need to be heard in Washington and by their state and local officials across the country. Interested parties can visit http://i2coalition.com/get-involved/ for more information about membership.

We believe the continued expansion of the Internet is vital for fostering economic growth in the U.S., said Christian Dawson, i2Coalition co-founder and Board Chair. The i2Coalition will serve as a liaison between its members, the public they serve and policymakers to ensure that the Internet infrastructure industry continues to harness the full potential it has for creating jobs and driving innovation in the United States.

According to a market research study by Tier1 Research, the Internet infrastructure industry generated and estimated direct and indirect $46 billion in annual revenue in 2010 with expected 20% growth by 2013, and a trade flow to the United States of $9.2 billion. New jobs more often than not require a reliable infrastructure for the Internet, and the industry drives innovation at every level.

About i2Coalition

The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) supports those who build the nuts and bolts of the Internet, and we treat it like the noble profession that it is. We believe the continued growth of the Internet is vital for growing an environment of innovation in America and seek to engage in ways to foster success of the Internet and Internet infrastructure industry. We seek to influence decision makers to weigh decisions on whether they are good or bad for the Internet economy and its foundational industries. In short, we seek to foster growth within the Internet infrastructure industry by driving others to harness the Internets full potential. To learn more about i2Coalition, visit www.i2Coalition.com.

i2Coalition Board of Directors

David Bryson, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Endurance International Group
Christian Dawson, Chief Operating Officer, Servint (co-founder and Board Chair)
Dennis Johnson, Senior Community Advisor, iNET
Aaron Phillips, Vice President of Operations, cPanel, Inc.
Alan Schoenbaum, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Rackspace Hosting, Inc.
David Snead, Attorney, W. David Snead P.C.(co-founder)

i2Coalition Founding Members

A Small Orange
AiNET®
Applied Innovations
Arvixe, LLC
Black Lotus Communications
Cheval Capital, Inc.
Cloud Marines
Codero Hosting
cPanel Inc.
Data Foundry
DiscountASP.Net
Endurance International Group
FireHost
Fortress ITX
Gandi.net
Green Olive Tree
Handy Networks LLC
Hedgehog Hosting
iNet Interactive
Judah Johns
Jumpline
Koston Consulting
LuxCloud
MediaTemple Inc.
OnApp
Open Spectrum Inc.
Parallels
ProfitBricks Inc.
Rackspace
ServInt
SingleHop
SoftLayer
SpamExperts
Structure Research
Studio 1337
Tucows
UK2 Group
W. David Snead P.C.
WebHostingBuzz.com
WiredTree
World Wide Web Hosting Inc.
Zachary McClung

About Handy Networks LLC

Providing hosting services backed by exceptional customer service and support since 1997, Handy Networks LLC is one of the oldest and most established dedicated server and colocation providers in the business. Today Handy Networks LLC hosts hundreds of thousands of web sites and continues to provide industry leading managed services, Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Cloud Hosting services. Handy Networks LLC is centrally located Denver, Colorado and operates their own private, fully redundant data center with 24×7, 100% US based technical support. More information about Handy Networks LLC can be found at http://www.handynetworks.com.