Con Edison Communications Targets Small Businesses in NYC With Flexible Integrated Voice, Data Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003 PowerCall Plus Offers Customers Both Voice and Data Services on a Single, Cost-effective Shared T1 line Con Edison Communications (CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. ), a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison This article is about the utility company in New York. For ComEd in Illinois, see Commonwealth Edison. Consolidated Edison, Inc. NYSE: ED is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States. Inc., today introduced PowerCall Plus, an integrated voice and data service for small businesses (eight to 20 employees) in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . PowerCall Plus enables customers to obtain both voice and data services over a single, shared T1 line. This means companies with as few as eight employees can take advantage of dedicated connections with high-speed access to the Internet. The services' flexibility enables customers to order up to 24 voice lines while maintaining the ability to use up to a full 1.5 Mbps of data capacity for superior Internet access. PowerCall Plus also gives customers the ability to establish a secure connection to their private networks. Moreover, the new services' trunk-side functionality allows businesses to "oversubscribe o·ver·sub·scribe tr.v. o·ver·sub·scribed, o·ver·sub·scrib·ing, o·ver·sub·scribes To subscribe for (something) in excess of available supply: The opera season was oversubscribed. " DID numbers, thus enabling the support of many more voice users than a line-side version. "The PowerNet Internet and PowerCall Voice services we introduced earlier this year have been incredibly well received by small and medium businesses in 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 ," said Peter Rust, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CEC. "Based upon the additional advantages our integrated service offers, we expect PowerCall Plus to better serve those businesses with fewer than 20 employees." As an added benefit to businesses, CEC will provide a single point of contact for all voice and data services, billing, repair, maintenance and support for PowerCall Plus services. Beyond quality support, CEC has made its name as a "Smart Alternative" by offering stability, network diversity, experience and technology advantages to its customers. PowerCall Plus Options -- Customer can select 12, 16, 20, or 24 DSOs with either 256Kbps, 512Kbps or 1.54Mbps access to the Internet. -- 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. - Customer receive the benefits of a PRI circuit, inbound ANI, 64K transmission, along with three different Internet access speeds to choose from - 256Kbps, 512Kbps or 1.54Mbps. PowerCall Plus Add-on Services -- Additional POTS lines -- Customers can order up to four analog lines in addition to their DSO See CSO. lines to support applications such as fax, modem, conference phones, etc. -- Failsafe - This routing service redirects calls to another location/phone number in case of a disabled PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , overflow scenario, or failed circuit. -- DID Billing Option -- This billing feature enables customers to receive a summary of their billable outbound calls by DID number on their monthly invoice instead of by the Billing Telephone Number (BTN BTN In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bhutan Ngultrum. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). -- Digital Data Service (PRI only) -- Digital Data Service (DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S ) allows customers to make 64K data calls from their PRIs or terminate them via a toll free number. PowerCall Plus complements CEC's current discrete offerings to the small and medium business market, including: -- PowerNet Internet Service offers a high-speed dedicated access solution that gets businesses connected on-line efficiently and affordably. PowerNet Internet Service provides business-class Internet access, email and DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the , plus low latency and high reliability. PowerNet Internet Service is specifically designed for robust business use, offering Internet connection speeds from 1.5 Mbps to 1 Gbps. -- PowerCall Voice Service provides reliable, competitively priced T1 or PRI access, local calling, toll-free service. It also includes both domestic and international long distance services. All of these voice services are summarized on a single, convenient invoice. In addition to those services to the small and medium business market, CEC also offers PowerConnect Co-location Service, PowerOptic SONET Service, PowerWave Wavelength Service and PowerLan Ethernet Service. Additional detailed information on all of CEC's offerings is available at www.electricfiber.com. PowerCall Plus will be available to New York City customers on July 14, 2003. About Con Edison Communications Con Edison Communications (CEC) (www.electricfiber.com), a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison Inc., is the 'Smart Alternative' 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) ). CEC offers a comprehensive range of data and voice transport products and services designed to enhance the performance of its customers' networks. CEC builds and operates its own fiber optic network providing managed data transport services, custom networks, local and long distance voice services and Internet services. CEC serves local and long-distance carriers, Fortune 1000 corporations, small and medium businesses, and Internet, cable, wireless and video companies. Operations commenced in 1999. Since then, CEC's New York City metro area network continues to grow and currently interconnects over 80 commercial buildings, all major carrier Points-of-Presence (POPs) and many of the Verizon Central Offices in New York City. Its parent company, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ED), is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with $9 billion in annual revenues and $19 billion in assets. All companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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