In the Matter Of: Starnet, Inc., Debtor-Appellee Appeal Of: Global Naps, Inc. Global Naps Realty, Inc. And Global Naps Networks, Inc.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

StarNet is an intermediary between local telephone networks and the Internet. It contracts with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Earthlink and AOL to maintain a network — including a pool of modems — that will accept local calls and transfer the data to the ISPs over high-speed lines that StarNet owns or maintains. ISPs then publish local access numbers at which their customers may connect without incurring long-distance charges. StarNet must in turn contract with local exchange carriers for phone lines and numbers at which the calls may be received and…