BigFatWow! Media Networks Serve More than Two Million Customers Each Month - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

ISP Business, April, 2001

BigFatWow! Media Networks, a company providing free high-speed Internet access and marketing solutions in public areas, reached a milestone of more than two million users a month, making the company the largest provider of broadband Internet access in the country.

The most recognized leader in the broadband industry has 1.2 million users per month, most of which access the Internet from home. BigFatWow!, with its public access setting, surpassed this number. Two million consumers every month access the Internet from Wow Centers in 106 shopping malls across the country.

BigFatWow!'s Internet kiosks represent the convergence of off-line brand building and on-line targeting to encourage browsers to become buyers. Companies can show customized content, 30-second spots, and digitized images on the flat-panel plasma TV screens. Interactive advertising opportunities include screen savers, buttons, banners, and rich media messages. Each Internet center is equipped with a trained customer service representative who can assist with demonstrations, product sampling, on-line surveys, and custom events.

BigFatWow!'s Internet kiosks harness the latest technological advancements and puts them at the shopper's fingertips for free. By offering complete Internet access, customers can use the Wow Center for a variety of needs including checking their e-mail, comparing prices on-line, and checking stock reports from the Internet centers in more than 100 malls nationwide.