Broadwing Signs Deal With Notre Dame; University Benefits From Creative Communications Solutions, Superior Customer Service.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 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 it has signed a one year contract with the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame to provide an important communications solution for the university. Under the terms of the agreement, Broadwing is providing various long distance, data and private line services. To win the business amidst fierce competition, Broadwing offered Notre Dame a creative billing solution, access to Broadwing's award winning network through its South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. switch, and an on-site telecommunications coordinator to oversee all of the university's Broadwing operations. Providing local support was also key. "As one of the most respected and technologically advanced educational institutions in the country, Notre Dame takes its communications decisions very seriously," said Rick Pontin, president and COO of Broadwing Communications. "Broadwing is providing a full communications solution that offers Notre Dame the reliability and flexibility needed to operate effectively in today's electronic age of education." 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. , another Broadwing Inc. subsidiary, had provided Notre Dame high quality long distance services since 1994. This deal expands that relationship by adding long distance rate stability and additional private lines for distance learning applications. "Notre Dame has been extremely impressed with the speed and accountability of Cincinnati Bell's customer service over the last six years," said Steve Ellis, manager of telecommunications at Notre Dame. "So when Broadwing Communications came to us with its full range of products, we knew we could rely on them to deliver fast, reliable, and high quality service." The University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842, is an independent, national Catholic university located at Notre Dame, Indiana Notre Dame, Indiana is an unincorporated community northeast of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana; it includes the campuses of three colleges: the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. , adjacent to the city of South Bend and approximately 90 miles southeast of Chicago. Notre Dame's campus is equipped with state-of-the-art computer and audio-visual equipment that makes it one of the most technologically advanced in higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . 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 17,000 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 52 sales and service offices across the country, Broadwing can be found on the Web at www.broadwing.com. |
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