EarthLink Adds 5,000 More Ascend MAX Ports to Support Growth; Award-Winning ISP Continues to Deliver High Reliability Service with Ascend Equipment.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997--Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ) today announced that EarthLink Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), the world's largest independent retail Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (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. ), is adding 5,000 additional dial ports in southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, to serve the company's expanding member base. The recent purchase of Ascend MAX WAN access switches significantly adds to EarthLink's existing port capacity. EarthLink recently won PC Magazine's Editors' Choice award for Best Internet Service Provider, amongst a field of 13 ISPs and online services. The company says that offering its members superior levels of service was one of the reasons they won the prestigious PC Magazine award. "Our strategy has been to deliver superior service to our members and the Ascend equipment is one major reason that our members don't experience the frustration of busy signals or poor performance when they're on our network," said Steve Dougherty, Director of Internet Operations for EarthLink. "We were very excited that EarthLink has received this major industry recognition for its service," said Kurt Bauer, Ascend's vice president of access concentration management. "EarthLink has been using the MAX product since it was introduced, and we've learned a lot working with them. EarthLink has the highest standards for servicing their members, and it has made us a better vendor always working up to those standards." Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells wide area networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and corporate customers worldwide. For more information about Ascend and its products, please visit the Ascend web site at www.ascend.com or e-mail info@ascend.com . Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway Bay Parkway refers to the following roads and transit stations: Roads
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