Broadwing's New Voice-Over-IP Service Sets Industry Standard for Quality and Ease-of-Use; Service to be Marketed With Zeroplus.com to Carriers, Resellers, Internet Service Providers.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 Broadwing Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Broadwing Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BRW BRW Business Review Weekly (business magazine; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) BRW Business Report Writer BRW Barrow, AK, USA - Barrow (Airport Code) BRW Business Requirement Worksheet ), today announced the introduction of a voice-over-IP (VoIP) service that overcomes the barriers of quality and ease-of-use that have weighed down earlier industry offerings. "Broadwing's 18,000 mile award-winning, first-of-its-kind, pure IP backbone enables us to reduce latency and apply Quality of Service prioritization to VoIP traffic that ensures it passes through the network without any degradation of sound clarity and quality," said Rick Pontin, president and COO of Broadwing Communications. This voice-over-IP service was developed by Zeroplus.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZPLS), an Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. provider with significant experience in simplifying Internet calling See Internet telephony. for consumers. Unlike other offerings that require voice calls to be placed through a computer, this service only requires users to enter a simple PIN number after dialing the service's toll-free access number. Broadwing and Zeroplus.com will market and sell this service to telecommunications carriers, communications resellers, and 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. who will mass market the service directly to consumers. Broadwing also provided Zeroplus.com space in one of its nine ultra-secure data hosting centers to support their existing platform, software and packaged services that enable this industry-leading service. Last week, Broadwing announced a business-class VoIP service that permits corporations to reap long distance savings for intra-company calls, by leveraging the power of eClass(TM), Broadwing's IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. offering. The service allows businesses to reduce their long distance telephone costs between offices and simplify network management by using their existing wide area data network for voice traffic. About Broadwing Broadwing Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Inc. (NYSE:BRW). Broadwing combines unparalleled customer service with the industry's most advanced and flexible 18,000-mile next-generation fiber optic network and award-winning IP backbone, to create data and Internet solutions that are innovative, reliable, and provide businesses a competitive advantage. Broadwing will be the first provider with a fully deployed optical network and sets the standard for customer accountability with the industry's only Installation Guarantee. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. and Austin, Texas with 6,000 employees in 56 sales and service offices across the country, Broadwing can be found on the Web at www.broadwing.com. Note: Information included in this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve potential risks and uncertainties. Broadwing's future results could differ materially from those discussed herein. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, Broadwing's ability to maintain its market position in communications services, and its ability to develop and successfully launch new products and services. More information on potential risks and uncertainties is available in the company's recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. reports for Broadwing Inc. and Broadwing Communications. |
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