Choice One Carrier Services Announces Partnership with Access Point.ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Choice One Communications Choice One Communications is a Rochester, New York-based CLEC providing Telecommunications services to commercial entities. The company was founded in 1998 as an "alternative to the incumbent local phone carriers". , a leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Northeast and Midwest, announced an agreement with Access Point, Inc., a Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. based Competitive Local Exchange Company (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ), to provide Integrated T1, PRI PRI: see Institutional Revolutionary party. (Primary Rate Interface) An ISDN service that provides 23 64 Kbps B (Bearer) channels and one 64 Kbps D (Data) channel (23B+D), which is equivalent to the 24 channels of a T1 line. , and broadband data in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets across Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. "We're excited to have added Access Point to our growing list of Carrier clients," stated Nick Sgroi, Vice President Carrier Services for Choice One. "Our dense local footprint will enable Access Point to reach their end users with a cost effective and highly reliable solution," he added. Choice One's Integrated T1 service is part of a comprehensive suite of T1 products and can be configured for voice, Internet, PRI and Point to Point over a single circuit, increasing utilization of the End User's dedicated access facilities. Access Point utilizes the networks of several of the most established facilities-based carriers in the industry to deliver a broad range of communication services to businesses on the east coast. "Our relationship with Choice One significantly enhances our service offering across our expansive footprint and ensures our ongoing growth and development," said Robin Byers, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Access Point. About Choice One Communications Choice One Carrier Services offers a wide range of carrier class services including UNE-P UNE-P Unbundled Network Element - Platform Alternative Access, Metro Private Line, Private Line, Collocation, Local Loop, T1, 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 and Voice services in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets across the Northeast and Midwestern United States. Choice One provides CLECs, Switchless Resellers and VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a providers with an effective alternative to the incumbent service provider and allows them to offer services, at reasonable rates, in markets they would otherwise not be able to serve. Headquartered in Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , Choice One Communications Inc. is a leading integrated communications provider offering voice and data services including Internet solutions in 29 metropolitan areas (markets) across 12 Northeast and Midwest states. Choice One reported $325 million of revenue in 2004, has nearly 100,000 clients and employs approximately 1,200 colleagues. Additional information can be found at www.choiceonecom.com. About Access Point, Inc. Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, Access Point is a privately-held CLEC offering integrated communications services to small- and medium-sized businesses. Access Point provides these services by utilizing the networks of several of the most established facilities-based Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) and Inter-exchange Carrier (IXC) companies in the industry. In addition to well-established local and long-distance services, Access Point offers VoicePoint VoIP, Integrated Access T-1 services; AccessPipe broadband data and internet services; managed services including VPN and firewall; conferencing solutions for audio, web, and video; as well as a range of partner programs. |
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