ɐbˌʌvnˈɛt kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈʌblɪk kˈʌmpəni vˈaɪəɹ ɐn ɪnˈɪʃəl pˈʌblɪk ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd sˈoːɹd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː pɚsˈɛnt ɪn wˈʌn dˈeɪ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dˈɑːtkˈɑːm bˈʌbəl ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ɐ stˈɑːk splˈɪt.
Abovenet Communications became a public company via an initial public offering in December 1998 and soared 32% in one day in March 1999 during the dot-com bubble after announcing a stock split.