Company History

Graphnet has been active in the messaging business for over 40 years. Take a look below at some of our notable milestones since the company’s inception in 1968:

1968. Graphnet is licensed as a common carrier by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), becoming the first competitive data communications carrier to begin offering services in the United States.

1977. The FCC authorizes Graphnet to offer public record message services in direct competition with the Western Union Telegraph Company. As a result, Graphnet can now provide a full range of record and data services throughout the United States and overseas without restriction.

1979. Graphnet becomes an International Record Carrier, extending its messaging services to all western European nations.

1980. Graphnet introduces the Freedom Network, the world's first public packet-switched network, which offers automatic on-line speed and protocol conversions. The Freedom Network increases transmission speeds of some types of data transport by over 20,000%.

1981. The Record Carrier Competition Act of 1981 introduces price competition and permits Graphnet to offer its own subscribers lower rates than those offered to subscribers of other carriers. This increases Graphnet's market share and profitability while decreasing customer service costs.

1995. Graphnet receives a facility-based voice license for telephony operations in the United States.

1997. Graphnet launches long-distance telephony services in France and Belgium.

2003. Graphnet develops and releases Unicom, a unified platform for sending and receiving fax, e-mail, SMS and telex. Allowing for integrated, multimedia broadcast capabilities, this web-enabled service has become a standard offering in our services.

2004. Graphnet develops and releases comprehensive SMS services to the European market. With inbound and outbound plans, as well as SMS broadcast abilities, Graphnet took a step forward in furthering telecommunications worldwide.

2006. Graphnet launches Maximail, Graphnet’s full-feature email service that allows users to send and track broadcast, point-to-point, or group point-to-point emails quickly and efficiently.

2007. Graphnet releases the Failsafe Delivery Service option for its inbound fax service, Electronic Fax Number. This option enables enterprises in ensuring that employees read received fax messages, respond to time-sensitive information, and make timely decisions.

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