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Atlantic.Net Pursues WorldCom Customers.


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Atlantic.Net (http://www.atlantic.net), one of the nation's fastest-growing Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP)

Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password.
, today announced a special offer for current WorldCom customers looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 a financially stable company to meet their voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another.  needs. Atlantic.Net is offering free installation to businesses that sign a minimum one-year contract for digital subscriber line See DSL.

(communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and
 (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
) Internet service. In addition, companies that commit to a two-year agreement for DSL get free equipment. Atlantic.Net also is waiving installation fees for businesses that sign a two-year contract for a T-1 connection.

Atlantic.Net can have DSL circuits up and running within 20 business days after a contract is signed and typically installs a T-1 line in 30 days. In addition, Atlantic.Net is offering businesses temporary connections until the new DSL or T-1 circuits are established.

This is the fifth time during the past year Atlantic.Net has extended this offer, as companies such as Broadslate, Verio and BlueStar have announced the discontinuation dis·con·tin·u·a·tion  
n.
A cessation; a discontinuance.

Noun 1. discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuance
 of service in select areas due to factors including acquisition and bankruptcy.

To sign up for DSL or a T-1 connection call 1-800-521-5881. To learn more about Atlantic.Net business services visit http://www.atlantic.net.

About Atlantic.Net

Launched in 1994, Atlantic.Net is an Internet service provider offering high-speed Internet See broadband.  access, Web site solutions, telecommunications and dial-up. Atlantic.Net business services feature a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, 24/7 network monitoring and connection to an optimized Cisco Powered Network--a designation reserved for the world's top 1 percent of ISPs. In 2001 Atlantic.Net was named to the Inc 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies for the second consecutive year, moving up from a rank of 350 to 223. During the past eight years Atlantic.Net has acquired 13 Internet companies, has doubled or tripled revenues annually and has remained profitable every year since inception. To learn more about Atlantic.Net call 1-800-422-2936 or visit http://www.atlantic.net.
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Date:Jul 10, 2002
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