Acceris Communications Partners To Enter Market For Local Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003 Acceris Communications Partners announced today that it intends to offer local communications products to its residential and small business customers in the fourth quarter of 2003. The service will be provided under the terms of the Unbundled Network Element Unbundled Network Elements (UNE) are a requirement mandated by the United States Telecommunications Act of 1996. They are the parts of the telecommunications network that the incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are required to offer on an unbundled basis. Platform (UNE-P UNE-P Unbundled Network Element - Platform ) authorized by the Telecommunications Act There are several laws named the Telecommunications Act
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and New Jersey initially, expanding to other markets throughout the United States. Allan Silber, Chairman 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 I-Link Incorporated, the parent company of Acceris Communications Partners commented, "We are very excited about entering the local market. We have taken the time to thoroughly research the competitive landscape and believe that we can successfully differentiate our product offering from others in the marketplace today." Ken Hilton, CEO of Acceris Communications Partners added, "In addition to meeting strong agent and customer demand for a bundled local and long distance product offering, this service is important to us because we believe that it will generate higher average revenue and gross margin per customer, as well as increase customer retention. Further, with our strong and growing agent network and existing long distance customers, our opportunity to sell a bundled product is significant." Acceris Communications Partners is a division of I-Link Incorporated (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ILNK), an enhanced voice and data communications company. I-Link is a subsidiary of Counsel Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CXSN) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CXS CXS Coherent X-Ray Scattering ). About I-Link Incorporated I-Link plans to amend its Articles of Incorporation The document that must be filed with an appropriate government agency, commonly the office of the Secretary of State, if the owners of a business want it to be given legal recognition as a corporation. to change its name from "I-Link Incorporated" to "Acceris Communications Inc.," subject to approval of the amendment at the Company's next Annual Meeting. Acceris Communications conducts its principal operations through three strategic business units: Acceris Communications Partners (www.accerispartners.com), which offers a diverse selection of voice and data telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers through a network of independent agents, primarily via multi-level marketing and commercial agent programs; Acceris Communications Solutions (www.accerissolutions.com), which offers voice services and fully integrated, fully managed data services to enterprise customers; and Acceris Communications Technologies (www.acceristechnologies.com), which offers a proven network convergence solution for voice and data utilizing it patented Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications technology. For further information, visit I-Link's website at www.i-link.com. About Counsel Corporation Counsel Corporation (TSX: CXS) (NASDAQ:CXSN) is a diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a focused on acquiring and building businesses using its financial and operational expertise in two specific sectors: communications and real estate. Counsel's communications platform is focused on building upon its existing communications investments, I-Link Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiary WorldxChange Corp., through organic growth and by acquiring substantial additional customer revenues. Counsel's real estate platform has a focused strategy of investing in and developing income producing commercial properties, primarily retail shopping centers. For further information, visit Counsel's website at www.counselcorp.com. Forward-Looking Statements The statements made in this release that are not historical facts contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address I-Link and Counsel Corporation's expectations, should be considered as forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on knowledge of the environment in which they currently operate, but because of the factors herein listed, as well as other factors beyond their control, actual results may differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ from anticipated results include, but are not limited to, obtaining necessary approvals and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companies' securities and other regulatory filings. |
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