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Telenet
Last modified: Sunday, September 01, 1996
One of the largest public datanetworks (PDNs) in the United States. Telenet is owned by U.S. Sprint Communications Corporation. A competing network, called Tymnet, is owned by McDonnell Douglas. Telenet serves as the communications backbone for many online services.