NorthPoint Communications

NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc.
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FounderMichael W. Malaga
Defunct2001; 23 years ago (2001)
FateBankruptcy, assets acquired by AT&T
HeadquartersCalifornia
Key people
Herman Bluestein
(Chief Development Officer)
Number of employees
506 (1999)

NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc. was a competitive local exchange carrier focused on data transmission via digital subscriber lines. The company had relationships with Microsoft, Tandy Corporation, Intel, Verio, Cable & Wireless, Frontier Corporation, Concentric Network, ICG Communications, Enron, Network Plus, and Netopia. The company had investments from The Carlyle Group, Accel Partners, Benchmark, and Greylock Partners.[1]

  1. ^ "NORTHPOINT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC (NPNT) IPO". NASDAQ.