.) ▁They ▁initially ▁provided ▁internet ▁service ▁only ▁to ▁individuals , ▁but ▁later ▁changed ▁their ▁focus ▁to ▁small - ▁to ▁mid - s ized ▁companies ; ▁they ▁now ▁primarily ▁provide ▁commercial ▁broad band ▁and ▁hosting ▁services , ▁mainly ▁to ▁companies ▁in ▁Os lo ▁and ▁Ak ers hus . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁found ers ▁drew ▁only ▁minimal ▁sal aries ▁from ▁the ▁company , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 / 9 7 ▁the ▁company ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁large ▁loan ▁to ▁replace ▁ag ing ▁equipment . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁were ▁still ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁company , ▁which ▁had ▁annual ▁reven ues ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁million ▁k ron er ▁($ 5 , 1 7 3 , 0 4 7 ▁US D , ▁per ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁currency ▁exchange ▁rates ), ▁had ▁received ▁outside ▁invest ment ▁of ▁some ▁four ▁million ▁k ron er , ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁ 5 0 % ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁four ▁found ers ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁including ▁two ▁subs idi aries , ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁employees ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁reven ues ▁were ▁approximately ▁ 8 1 ▁million ▁k ron er ▁($ 1 3 , 7 9 4 , 7 9 2 ▁US D , ▁per ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁currency ▁exchange ▁rates ). ▁ ▁Power T ech ' s ▁original ▁rival ▁was ▁Os lo N ett , ▁which ▁was ▁started ▁by