City Online Services (COSL) was started with an objective of creating an independent, versatile Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Andhra Pradesh with Category B license. The company sarted with an overall focus on providing Internet Access to dialup subscribers, providing leased lines, web designing and hosting. Presently the company is engaged in offering high-speed digital dialup internet connection. Apart from its dialup connections it is also offering other value added services like synchronized leased lines, web server designing, web server hosting and maintenance. COSL was incorporated in Jul.'99. Prior to commencement of commercial operations, the company undertook massive environment-stimulation excercise, putting all its technological muscle on the rack in real time conditions. For this, it distributed trial CDs to the target client base in Hyderabad and Vijaywada who in turn have become the subscribers. It has achieved a subscirber base of 2100 dial-up internet users and also provided web hosting services for a few reputed software companies. COSL has completed the survey for internet via cable and plans to start offering internet through this route shortly. The company has also identified places in Vizag and Tirupathi to start the Points of Presence (POP) and providing the internet access through dial up connectivity. It has been granted license to establish, maintain and operate internet service in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Pondicherry. The license is valid for an inital period of 15 years. It has come up with an issue of 27.50 lac equity shares of Rs 10 each at par aggregating to Rs 2.75 crore for setting up of operations as an ISP at Hyderabad and other places and facilities for E-commerce and Web-designing services.