Mercury Network Corporation is a privately held company headquartered in Midland, MI, founded in March 1996. Started as a dial-up Internet access provider, its roots date back to 1992, when as Mercedes On-Line Systems, it provided electronic Bulletin Board Service (BBS) in South Florida. In 2004, Mercury Network acquired the customers of LakeShore OnLine in Manitowoc, WI, an Internet service provider it helped launch in 1997. Today, Mercury Network provides a complete line of communications products and services, including high-speed Internet access, hosting, and digital phone service.