Cox Business Services Launches 'Cox Carrier Services'.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2001 Company Now Offers Dedicated Local Loop Access and Dedicated Transport in 22 Markets to National Telecom Carriers Cox Business Services, the commercial broadband division of Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COX), today announced the launch of Cox Carrier Services, providing dedicated local loop access and dedicated transport in 22 of its markets for telecommunications carriers. Cox can deliver a "last-mile" broadband solution to reach a carrier's end customers as well as local transport via a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). Utilizing its ring-in-ring designed SONET-based fiber-optic network to interconnect with carrier customers via an OC-12 or OC-48, Cox Carrier Access service provides carriers a reliable local loop alternative to the incumbent local exchange carrier ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the break up of AT&T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) also known as the "Baby Bells". . Cox's carrier customers can select a DS-1, DS-3, OC-3 or an OC-12 connection to their end user customers. Cox Private Line service offers customers a choice of DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 digital transmissions. Cox Private Line provides point to point connections between points of presence (POP). Customers can connect their own POPs or interconnect to another carrier, whether that carrier is an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. , IXC (1) (IntereXchange Carrier) An organization that provides interstate (long distance) communications services within the U.S., which includes AT&T, MCI, Sprint and more than 700 others. See LATA. (2) (IXC Communications Inc., Austin, TX, www. , 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) , BLEC (Building Local Exchange Carrier) A network service provider that partners with real estate owners and managers in order to provide broadband services within an apartment house or office building. or wireless provider. Additionally, Cox FiberRing service provides access via a ring topology, equipped with restoration capabilities in the event of a network failure, which supports speeds of DS-1 through OC-48. All of the products in the Cox Carrier Services portfolio provide reliable, secure connections through a self-healing, redundant network. Cox also has begun deployment of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing See WDM. (DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing ) technology for greater bandwidth capabilities. "Thanks to our network infrastructure and ring-in-ring network topology which helps us reach vast number of buildings and facilities, we can provide a robust metro access product for our carrier customers," said Chuck McElroy, Vice President and General Manager of Cox Business Services. Cox recently re-organized its approach to carrier sales by developing a National Carrier Services team in its Atlanta headquarters to partner with each locally-based Cox access manager providing a fast and easier way of doing business with national customers. With facilities in 22 U.S. markets, Cox now provides national master service agreements, pricing plans and service level agreements for its carrier customers. "We realize each network is different, and so we offer complete flexibility when it comes to the configuration of every local access solution," said McElroy. "As one of the only true facilities-based providers in each of our markets, we're well poised to meet the bandwidth demands of all our carrier customers." About Cox Business Services Cox Business Services is a division of Atlanta-based Cox Communications, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and the nation's fifth largest cable broadband communications company. A full-service, facilities-based provider of telecommunications solutions, Cox Business Services provides voice, video, data and Internet services to government, school districts and businesses of all sizes, including wholesale and carrier services. More information about Cox can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.coxbusiness.com. |
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