What does a company that rose to prominence selling domain names know about offering gigabit fiber internet access? Well, it at least knows that ?customers can’t stand Comcast and other huge telecom companies, and are desperate for an alternative.

Today, Tucows ?Inc., an internet company that's been around since the early 90s—it’s generally known for being in the shareware business, registering and selling premium domain names, and hosting corporate emails accounts—announced that it's becoming an internet service provider.

Tucows plans on becoming an ISP in Charlottesville, Virginia, where it intends to offer ultra high-s?peed internet. It eventually wants to expand to other markets all over the country.

The company will go head-to-head with two of the country's largest ISPs: Comcast and CenturyLink, both ?of which have horrendous r?eviews in Charlottesville.