IKANO Acquires Assets of Washington-Based Internet Service Provider Amerion

IKANO Communications, the world’s largest provider of private-label Internet services, has acquired the
subscriber base and certain related assets of Amerion, a Pasco, Washington-based Internet company providing dial-up, DSL, wireless, fiber and dedicated Internet to customers located primarily in the western United States
(http://www.amerion.com). “This acquisition will give subscribers a number of Internet service enhancements at no additional cost,” said Henry Smith, president and CEO of IKANO Communications. “Our business model and goal is not only to keep local ISPs in operation, but to strengthen them and allow them to flourish within the local or regional market in which they operate. We will keep the Amerion name and build on the strength of the Amerion brand.”