Broadwing Expands Global Offerings; Broadwing Strengthens International Offerings by Adding Top Quality Private Line Services for Fortune 2000 Customers.Business Editors & High Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2001 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 the integrated communications leader 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 it is now offering International Private Line services in more than 100 countries around the world, giving Broadwing's enterprise customers expanded reach across the globe. "We wanted to provide our customers with the same quality of service internationally, that they were accustomed to with our domestic service," said Rick Pontin, president and COO of Broadwing Communications. Broadwing's International Private Line is a cost-effective, secure solution that offers integrated, aggressive Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for both international and domestic service, and gives customers features such as flexible bandwidth options, service redundancy, ease of service upgrades and turnkey maintenance and support. Additionally, Broadwing's International Private Line allows customers to fully integrate a number of applications over International Private Line including data, IP, video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and voice. "Broadwing addresses the key international needs of Fortune 2000 businesses by offering complete solutions -- including CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment support, 24-hour monitoring and maintenance, local loop coordination and simplified installation," said Rob Carlson, senior analyst, Network Services at Current Analysis. "Broadwing -- already a savvy player in the U.S. -- is taking its capabilities up market by adding international coverage and support to its services, and is taking a big step forward in its ability to support multi-national enterprises." In addition to International Private Line, Broadwing offers an array of international services including International Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , ATM and Dedicated Internet services, providing customers with connectivity to remote offices without the customer having to plan, build or maintain an international network. International Frame Relay services are available in more than 70 countries around the world, and International ATM services are offered in more than 30 countries. Broadwing's International Dedicated Internet services enable companies to have a continuous connection to the Internet throughout Europe. Broadwing also provides customers with comprehensive SLAs, customer premise equipment and on-site support for all of its international services to create a competitive turnkey solution. Broadwing will be enhancing its International Internet services to include coverage in Asia/Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . About Broadwing Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW) is an integrated communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. comprised of Broadwing Communications and Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. . Broadwing Communications leads the industry as the world's first intelligent, all-optical, switched network provider and offers businesses nationwide a competitive advantage by providing data, voice and Internet solutions that are flexible, reliable and innovative on its 18,500-mile optical network and its award-winning IP backbone. Cincinnati Bell is one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence and financial strength. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Broadwing Inc. is 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. . For more information, visit www.broadwing.com. Note: Information included in this press 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 it's ability to develop and 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 2000's 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. for Broadwing Inc. and Broadwing Communications Inc. |
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