Arkansas iNet LLC.

Arkansas iNet LLC of Little Rock, doing business as World Lynx, and eLec Communications Corp., a publicly traded telecommunications company of New Rochelle, N.Y., have won approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission to operate as competitive local exchange telephone carriers in Arkansas. Arkansas iNet can now sell high-speed DSL lines for Internet access to business and residential users. The company, which has 19,015 users, plans to offer DSL services in 25 locations around Arkansas in the first half of this year. ELec provides communications services to small and medium-sized business customers, including local, long-distance, dial -up access, dedicated access, xDSL, and Web site design and hosting.