Choice One Communications Introduces Residential Service.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004 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". (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : CWON): -- Choice One @home bundled local and long distance service offers compelling value to residential users -- Initial launch includes Choice One's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State markets of Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse -- Appoints Don Rayburn as Senior Director, Consumer Marketing Choice One Communications (OTCBB: CWON), an Integrated Communications Provider offering facilities-based voice and data telecommunications services, including Internet solutions, to clients in 29 Northeast and Midwest markets, today announced the introduction of residential services across its New York State operating footprint. "The Telecommunications Act There are several laws named the Telecommunications Act
"With more than 100,000 business clients across our 29-market, 12-state operating footprint, Choice One has been successful in the small and medium sized business segment," added Mr. Dubnik. "We intend to build on that success and expand our services to residential users in our markets, beginning with New York State, where we provide services to more than 20,000 business clients today." "Consumers want the same benefits of choice--improved service, broader product offerings and greater overall value--that businesses have enjoyed for years," stated Kevin Stephens, Senior Vice President of Marketing. "Choice One's residential service offering, called Choice One @home, is the same high quality telecommunications service currently used by our business clients and offers consumers a competitively priced alternative to the local telephone company. Furthermore, business owners who subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Choice One's business and residential telecommunications services can enjoy the added convenience of having their business and residential services billed together on one consolidated monthly invoice." Choice One @home bundled local and long distance service is available in two simple, feature-rich plans designed to meet the needs of technology oriented households. Choice One @home unlimited includes unlimited local, unlimited use of calling features and unlimited long distance calling, while Choice One @home 200 includes unlimited local, unlimited use of calling features and 200 minutes of long distance calling. Effective immediately, consumers in Choice One's Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse markets can order Choice One @home service for as little as $34.95 per month by visiting the company's web site at http://www.choiceonecom.com/products/residential/ or by calling 1-866-394-4955. Choice One also announced that Don Rayburn has been hired as Senior Director, Consumer Marketing, to lead the company's residential services initiative. Mr. Rayburn has more than 12 years of experience in consumer marketing, the last five of which were spent in the telecommunications industry. Most recently, Mr. Rayburn was Director, Consumer Marketing for Frontier/Citizens Communications 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 . Mr. Rayburn has responsibility for all aspects of Choice One's residential services, including product development, product marketing and brand management. The company plans to support its residential services program with a comprehensive marketing campaign and by leveraging the company's existing business relationships. While initial launch plans include bundled local and long distance voice services in New York State, expansion into additional markets and the introduction of additional services, such as high-speed Internet See broadband. , are possible in the future. "There is a significant opportunity to attack the residential market within our existing operating footprint," added Mr. Dubnik. "Choice One @home enables us to capture some of the pent-up demand in the residential market and drive greater utilization of our telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. ." "Consumers in Upstate New York now have a real choice for their residential telephone service and they are clearly interested and excited about this offer," added Mr. Stephens. "We have already taken hundreds of orders for our Choice One @home service and we haven't even begun our formal marketing efforts." About Choice One Communications Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Choice One Communications Inc. (OTCBB: CWON) is a leading integrated communications services provider offering voice and data services including Internet solutions, to businesses in 29 metropolitan areas (markets) across 12 Northeast and Midwest states. Choice One reported $290 million of revenue in 2002, has more than 100,000 clients and employs approximately 1,400 colleagues. Choice One's markets include: Hartford and New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Connecticut; Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S. ; Bloomington/Evansville, Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, city (1990 pop. 173,072), seat of Allen co., NE Ind., where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River; inc. 1840. It is the second largest city in the state, a major railroad and shipping point, a wholesale and distribution hub, , Indianapolis, South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana; Springfield and Worcester, Massachusetts; Portland/Augusta, Maine; Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, and Kalamazoo, Michigan “Kalamazoo” redirects here. For other uses, see Kalamazoo (disambiguation). Kalamazoo is the largest city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,145. ; Manchester/Portsmouth, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). ; Albany (including Kingston, Newburgh, Plattsburgh and Poughkeepsie), Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse (including Binghamton, Elmira and Watertown), New York; Akron (including Youngstown), Columbus and Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. ; Allentown, Erie, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania; Providence, Rhode Island  “Providence” redirects here. For other uses, see Providence (disambiguation). Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. ; Green Bay (including Appleton and Oshkosh), Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin For other places with the same name, see Milwaukee (disambiguation). Milwaukee is the largest city within the state of Wisconsin and 25th largest (by population) in the United States. . The company has intra-city fiber networks in the following markets: Hartford, Connecticut “Hartford” redirects here. For other uses, see Hartford (disambiguation). Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state. ; Rockford, Illinois; Bloomington/Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana; Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in Massachusetts, United States. It is the county seat of Hampden County.GR6 In the 2000 census, the city population was 154,082. ; Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, New York
Syracuse (IPA: ; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Providence, Rhode Island; Green Bay, Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For further information about Choice One, visit our web site at www.choiceonecom.com or contact us at 1-888-832-5800. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, and the company intends such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The words "believes", "expects", "estimates", "anticipates", "will", "will be", "could", "may" and "plans" and the negative or other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Choice One Communications Inc. ("the company"). These forward-looking statements are subject to many uncertainties and factors that may cause the actual results of the company to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Examples of such uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, continued compliance with covenants for borrowing under our bank credit facility, availability of financing, availability of significant operating cash flows Operating cash flow Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements. , continued availability of regulatory approvals, the number of potential customers and average revenue for such customers in a market, the existence of strategic alliances or relationships, technological, regulatory or other developments in the company's business, changes in the competitive climate in which the company operates and the emergence of future opportunities, all of which could cause actual results and experiences to vary significantly from the company's current business plan and to differ materially from anticipated results and expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These and other applicable risks are summarized under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's Annual Report on 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 the year ended December 31, 2002, Registration No. 000-29279, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003. Choice One Communications Choice One @home Fact Sheet Summary: -- New York residents now have a choice in local phone service -- Choice One @home residential telephone service enables consumers to change telephone providers while keeping their existing telephone number Where available: Choice One @home is available in the Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Syracuse, New York markets (wherever Verizon is the local telephone company) and in Rochester, New York (subject to availability). Calling plans: Choice One @home is available in two simple, feature-rich plans, designed to meet the needs of technology oriented households:
Choice One @home 200 Choice One @home unlimited
-- Unlimited local calling -- Unlimited local calling
-- 200 minutes long distance -- Unlimited long distance
calling (domestic - 48 calling (domestic - 48
continental states) continental states)
-- Unlimited features (described -- Unlimited features
below) (described below)
Rates: Rochester: -- Choice One @home 200 - $34.95/month* -- Choice One @home unlimited - $49.95/month* Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Syracuse: -- Choice One @home 200 - $39.95/month* -- Choice One @home unlimited - $54.95/month* Unlimited features includes unlimited use of the company's most popular calling features: -- Caller ID -- Call waiting -- Call waiting with caller ID -- Call return -- Continuous redial In telecommunication, an automatic redial is a service feature that allows the user to dial, by depressing a single key or a few keys, the most recent telephone number dialed at that instrument. -- 3 way calling -- Call forward variable -- Speed dial 30 -- Voice mail ** -- Call forward with remote access ** -- Call forward fixed (to voice mail) ** How to order: To order Choice One @home residential phone service, visit our web site at www.choiceonecom.com/residential or call 1-866-394-4955. * All rates are subject to taxes and surcharges ** These features may not be available in certain areas |
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