ADVISORY/NorthPoint to Speak At DSLCon in Framingham, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WHAT: NorthPoint Communications NorthPoint Communications (Former NASDAQ: NPNT) was a CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier), focused on data transmission rather than voice. Its business plan involved leasing copper telephone lines from local phone companies, then selling them at wholesale prices to , a data Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , will give several presentations at this year's DSLCon '98 conference, held at the Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, Mass., Oct. 13 and Oct. 14. NorthPoint's recent announcement of the availability of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary services in seven new markets, makes it the most widely deployed data CLEC. NorthPoint's DSL service is currently available to businesses and consumers in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , metropolitan Los Angeles, Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Chicago, San Diego, and Washington, D.C., with plans to be in Dallas, Detroit and Houston by year's end. WHO: Ann Zeichner, NorthPoint's vice president of sales, will participate in a panel on CLECs, moderated by Greg Cline, principal analyst of BRG/IN-STAT, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT . Other panel participants include Rhythms NetConnections, Harvard.net, and Covad Communications Company. Mike Borsetti, director of product management, will participate in a panel on the DSL network infrastructure moderated by Michael Howard, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Infonetics Research, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. EDT. In addition, Borsetti will present a paper entitled, "Architecting and Testing DSL Business Data Services for Quality," on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 11:40 to 12:15 p.m. EDT. Other panel participants include Bell Atlantic, Alcatel Telecom and Concentric Network. WHERE & WHEN: -- DSLCon '98 - FALL Sheraton Hotel Oct. 12-15 Framingham, Mass. TO ATTEND: -- For more information about DSLCon '98, visit the DSLCon web site at www.dslcon.com. BACKGROUND: -- NorthPoint Communications is a new breed of telecommunications carrier focused exclusively on delivering dedicated data to the local exchange through wholesale agreements with service provider partners nationwide. Founded by an experienced team of data communications and telecommunications professionals, NorthPoint is ushering in a new era in local service designed to satisfy the needs of both backbone service providers and their business customers. NorthPoint has architected its network and support systems to the highest standards of performance, efficiency, and reliability, and offers a range of value-added solutions for data connectivity. For more information about NorthPoint Communications' data transport services, visit its World Wide Web site at http://www.northpointcom.com, or contact the company at 415/403-4003. |
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