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XO Communications Signs Nine Wholesale Local Voice Services Agreements
RESTON, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XO Communications, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM.OB) , the nation's largest facilities-based provider of national local telecommunications services focused exclusively on businesses, today announced that it has signed agreements that will allow several telecommunications companies and service providers to offer local voice and data services to businesses as part of their bundled services offerings. Today's announcement represents the first in a series of agreements XO expects to sign following the recent launch of XO Wholesale Local Voice Services.
Under the terms of the agreements, nine regional and national competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) -- Access Point, Inc., AireSpring, Capital Telecommunications, Cross Stream Communications, InterGlobe, LDMI Telecommunications, Inc., QTel, Rural Communications, and Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. -- will leverage XO's Wholesale Local Voice Services to offer local data and voice services to businesses in as many as 36 markets across the United States.
With the capability to include local voice and data services along with their existing long distance, wireless and high-speed Internet access services bundles, the providers have significantly enhanced the strength of their services portfolios as they seek to offer business customers a better alternative to the regional Bell companies for local voice and data services.
"AireSpring's significant expansion over the past year and a half is largely due to offering our nationwide agents aggressive rates and greater flexibility," said Avi Lonstein, CEO of AireSpring. "XO's comprehensive national footprint will allow us to extend these benefits to the local market and enable us to offer a complete solution that is truly scalable -- from the small business through enterprise accounts."
"Through our extensive local network facilities across the country, XO has the unique capability to provide telecommunications companies and service providers with the ability to broaden their bundled offerings to include local voice and data services," said Ernie Ortega, president of Carrier Sales at XO Communications. "With this additional local data and voice services capability, these providers can continue to offer a more compelling alternative to the local incumbent providers."
With the recent acquisition of Allegiance Telecom, XO has significantly expanded its network presence in local markets across the U.S. and can now offer additional facilities-based services like Wholesale Local Voice Services to other carriers looking to provide voice and integrated services locally. Available in 36 markets across the United States, XO Wholesale Local Voice Services allow telecommunications companies to leverage XO's extensive local network facilities to quickly and more cost-effectively enter new local markets and offer businesses local voice and integrated data and voice services. In addition, for carriers that rely on unbundled network element platform (UNE-P) to offer local voice services, the new XO services can provide an alternative to UNE-P by giving carriers a means to continue to provide local voice and integrated services to business customers. For more information about XO Wholesale Local Voice Services, go to http://www.xo.com/products/carrier/local.
About XO Communications
XO Communications is a leading provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.xo.com/.
About Access Point
Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, Access Point is a privately-held CLEC offering integrated communications services to small and medium-sized businesses. In addition to local and long-distance services, Access Point offers Integrated Access T-1 services; AccessPipe broadband data and internet services; managed services including VPN and firewall; conferencing solutions for audio, web, and video; and a range of partner programs. The company provides these services by utilizing the networks of several of the most established facilities-based Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) and Inter-exchange Carrier (IXC) companies. Backed by solid partnerships with established local and long distance companies, Access Point is active in most east coast states. For more information about Access Point, go to http://www.accesspointinc.com/.
About AireSpring
Headquartered in Los Angeles, AireSpring is a diversified, nationwide full-service communications company that has set itself apart in the market by offering small and mid-market corporate customers world class telecom services infrastructure with the same level of highly personalized support normally reserved for the largest enterprise customers. AireSpring offerings include local and long distance, dedicated internet access and IP transit, private line, managed VPN as well as the new International SuperDial service for wireless users. AireSpring is well known for its broad range of innovative services offered at aggressive rates and for the ability to meet special requirements with flexibility at both corporate and residential levels. For more information about AireSpring, visit http://www.airespring.com/.
About Capital Telecommunications
Capital Telecommunications Inc. (CTI), founded in 1982 and based in York, Pennsylvania, is a leading inter-exchange carrier and competitive local exchange carrier providing retail and wholesale long distance, local exchange, Internet, wireless and private line services. CTI provides services in fourteen states and has regional offices in Houston and San Antonio, Texas. For more information about Capital Telecom, go to http://www.capitaltelecom.com/.
About Cross Stream Communications
Based in Seattle, Cross Stream is a telecommunications provider of digital voice, dedicated internet, data solutions and long distance applications. Cross Stream Communications desires to serve and manage the needs of its predominantly high end communications-intensive customers by hand picking its vendors that rely on the same principles of Cross Stream's service and support. For more information about Cross-Stream, go to http://www.cross-stream.com/.
About InterGlobe Communications
Headquartered in New York City, InterGlobe Communications is a One Stop Network Service Provider. Founded in 1992, and located in the heart of the world's multimedia communication hub, InterGlobe Communications is among the oldest, most experienced CLECs available as a total solutions provider, offering clients Dial tone, Local Service, Long Distance Service, Toll Free Service, Wireless, Calling Cards and Internet Access services all on one online statement. Mid-size to Fortune 500 companies have relied on InterGlobe Communications for their complete telecommunications solution from planning, implementation, servicing and maintenance. As an AVAYA Business Partner, InterGlobe is positioned to provide the latest in hardware and communications technology including Unified Messaging, and VOIP. For more information about InterGlobe, go to http://www.interglobeonline.com/ or call (800) MY-LOCAL.
About LDMI Telecommunications, Inc.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, LDMI Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading integrated communications provider serving business and residential customers in the Great Lakes region. Its services include local and long distance phone service, and data services such as high-speed connectivity, security, web hosting, and network services. Founded in 1992, the Company today serves more than 90,000 customers in Michigan and Ohio and has annual revenues in excess of $115 million. The company currently serves as exclusive telecommunications provider to The Palace Sports & Entertainment and The Tiger Woods Foundation and is also entrusted with the complex data needs of companies like General Motors, AC Delco, and Guardian Industries. For more information, visit http://www.ldmi.com/.
About QTel
Headquartered in New York City, QTel delivers a comprehensive array of integrated communications services, including local and long distance voice services, Internet access services, local access, and private line services. QTel's objective is to provide one-stop shopping for communications services for small and medium-sized businesses and to offer fully integrated broadband data and voice services through a single point of contact for sales and client care. For more information about QTel, go to http://www.qtelsolutions.com/.
About Rural Communications
Headquartered in Three Rivers, Michigan, Rural Communications is a telecommunications company specializing in meeting the needs of smaller rural communities that don't have the technological advantages of the Suburban and Metro Markets. For more information about Rural Communications, go to http://www.ruralcommunications.net/.
About Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc.
Based in Boca Raton, Florida with sales and data centers in Miami, New York, Texas and London, Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. (WCS) purchases and resells 87 carrier networks and over 130 services via a consolidated billing and provisioning platform named ABACUS. Established in 1994, WCS manages over 250,000 medium-large enterprise, commercial access lines in the US and in 21 countries worldwide. The company is a tariffed, FCC-licensed interexchange long distance carrier and operator services provider throughout the entire United States and a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in 19 states. WCS also operates an audio and web conference calling platform and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) switching facilities. For more information about WCS, go to http://www.wcs.com/.
XO Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Chad Couser of XO Communications, +1-703-547-2746, orchad.couser@xo.com
Web site: http://www.xo.com/
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