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INTERNET AMERICA, INC.
ONE DALLAS CENTRE
350 N. ST. PAUL, SUITE 3000
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
TELEPHONE (214) 861-2500
August 4, 2000
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Application for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form SB-2
for Internet America, Inc.: File No. 333-78615
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rules 477 and 478 of Regulation C promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Internet America, Inc. hereby requests that
its Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-78615) be withdrawn. The
request for withdrawal is being made because the shares registered for resale by
such Registration Statement are now eligible for resale in compliance with Rule
144 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Please direct any questions or comments you may have regarding the
above referenced matter to Elizabeth Palmer Daane, General Counsel, telephone
(214) 861-2500 and telecopier (214) 861-2800 or Richard F. Dahlson of the firm
Jackson Walker, L.L.P., 901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, Texas 75202,
telephone (214) 953-6000 and telecopier (214) 953-5822.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Michael T. Maples
Michael T. Maples
President and Chief Executive
Officer
