At a recent press conference, spokespersons for both Interlink and USnet announced that their long-standing rivalry would coma, to an end. The two Internet Service Providers (ISP) have made the decision to merge into one company, US Interlink.

Despite the ever-increasing number of households that log onto the Internet from home, both companies posted decreased profit margins during the last fiscal year. Industry analysts attribute the decline to the surprising success of smaller local service providers.

Once the merger is complete, US Interlink alone will provide Internet service to nearly 53% of all American households that currently subscribe to an ISP. The new company will be better able to focus on expanding its market share because competition will only come from smaller and newer firms. In fact, several smaller ISP companies have asked officials to look into anti-trust laws to keep the merger from happening.