The 1.544 Mbps T-1 Internet backbone is being completed by Merit, IBM, and MCI with the Network Operation Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan; it connects 13 LANs (sites): Merit-Univ. of Michigan, Nat’l Center for Atmospheric Research, Cornell Univ., Nat’l Center for Supercomputing Applic., Pittsburg Supercomputer Center, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Jon Von Neumann Center, BARRNet, MIDNet, WestNet, NorthWestNet, SESQUINET, SURANET; all are U.S. government agencies or universities.
