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1991

First stock split

First stock split

1991

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Within a year of going public, Cisco reaches its first stock split in a 2-for-1 ratio.

Within a year of going public, Cisco reaches its first stock split in a 2-for-1 ratio.

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1991

John Chambers joins Cisco

John Chambers joins Cisco

1991

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John Chambers joins Cisco as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Operations.

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1991

NSF lifts restrictions on commercial use of the Internet

NSF lifts restrictions on commercial use of the Internet

1991

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After the National Science Foundation (NSF) changes its policy, the Internet is for the first time a publicly accessible network with no commercial restrictions. Four years later the NSF will turn over the Internet’s backbone (main high speed lines and nodes) completely to private industry.

After the National Science Foundation (NSF) changes its policy, the Internet is for the first time a publicly accessible network with no commercial restrictions. Four years later the NSF will turn over the Internet’s backbone (main high speed lines and nodes) completely to private industry.