Choice One Selects Paradyne's Hotwire ReachDSL For Midwest Expansion.Business Editors/Technology Writers LARGO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000 Choice One Will Install an Additional 200 Hotwire GranDSLAM Next-Generation DSLAMs In Its New US Xchange Territory Paradyne Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:PDYN) today announced that 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". Inc. (Nasdaq:CWON) has selected the Hotwire(R) ReachDSL solution to deploy high-speed data and voice services in its expanded Midwest territory. Choice One recently completed a merger with US Xchange, a Michigan Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (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) ), expanding into the Midwest and Northeast. Terms of the agreement call for Choice One to install 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 equipment in all of the existing US Xchange collocations. Choice One's service footprint will then include 29 markets in 12 states. "Choice One continues to offer a variety of DSL services such as SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line and RADSL See DSL. , but we have found ourselves using ReachDSL most frequently because it synchs up quickly, avoiding unnecessary delays," said Bob Bailey, vice president of advanced technology and planning for Choice One. "ReachDSL's superior performance over poor copper plant and its extended reach will enable us to aggressively implement our strategy of integrating DSL and data services into all our midwest markets by the end of the first quarter of 2001." ReachDSL enables Choice One to serve customers outside of the typical distance limitations of other DSL technologies such as ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line . It is the only line-sharing compatible and customer installable solution that can serve customers located more than 24,000 ft. from their central offices (COs). The Hotwire ReachDSL solution provides line-sharing compatible DSL services at symmetric speeds ranging from 128 Kbps to 1 Mbps. Only Paradyne's Hotwire ReachDSL system guarantees reliable operation to a minimum of 18,000 ft. ABOUT PARADYNE Paradyne is a leading developer of carrier-class high-speed network access solutions. A recognized market leader in DSL and Service Level Management solutions, the company markets its award-winning Hotwire DSL and FrameSaver(R) Service Level Management systems to service providers and business customers. Paradyne's Hotwire Connected(TM) program accelerates DSL deployment by facilitating system-level interoperability and manageability. More than 12,000 Hotwire DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) have currently shipped, for a total capacity of more than 3 million lines. Paradyne is headquartered in the Tampa Bay area. More information is available by calling 1-800-PARADYNE (U.S. and Canada), 1-727-530-8623 or visiting www.paradyne.com. A corporate video is available at http://www.paradyne.com/corpview. (Requires Real Player) "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under 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: Statements in this press release regarding Paradyne Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see 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, 1999 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Editors Note: Visit Paradyne's virtual pressroom at www.paradyne.com/news_n_events/press_room for product images and/or additional information. Product availability and pricing subject to change without notification. Hotwire Connected, Smart Room, Tripleplay and TruePut are trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. ACCULINK, COMSPHERE, ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). , Hotwire, FrameSaver, NextEDGE, MVL MVL Multiple-Valued Logic MVL Multiple Virtual Line MVL Montavista Linux MVL Moshannon Valley League (Pennsylvania high school baseball) MVL Mercury Vapor Light MVL Minimum Vector Length MVL Musikverein Lustenau , OpenLane, Paradyne, the Paradyne logo and Performance Wizard are registered trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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