Over 16 years ago An LSTA grant from the Illinois State Library launched one of the first points of Internet access in rural Illinois. The following “press release” was written by one of the partners in that grant oh so long ago and reminds us of how far we have come.

GRIDLEY — Gridcom Dialup Service, 16, Gridley, died at 7:56 a.m. Thursday (July 15, 2010) at the Gridley Telephone Office where it resided. No services will be held.
 
Gridcom Dialup Service started its life as a library grant back in 1994. Over the years it has been used by over 700 users and at one time could support 96 concurrent connections. It will be missed, but only by those who have never experienced a high-speed Internet connection.
 
It was preceded in death by ReachDSL, and the UE IMAS DSLAM. Surviving are ADSL, fixed-wireless, and fiber-to-the-home.