Electric Lightwave Awarded WSA Partnership.Business Editors VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003 Electric Lightwave and the WSA WSA Web Services Architecture (Bow Street) WSA Wilderness Study Areas WSA Wilbur Smith Associates WSA Washington Software Alliance WSA World Shoe Association WSA Workers Solidarity Alliance , Washington state's oldest and largest technology trade association, today announced that Electric Lightwave has been selected as the new Telecom Purchasing Cooperative purchasing cooperative, n a group of dental professionals pooling their financial resources to purchase large quantities of supplies and equipment for the purpose of obtaining a discount. Partner. Through this partnership, Electric Lightwave will provide WSA member companies with voice, data and Internet services, allowing them to take advantage of a comprehensive suite of services, including local and long-distance voice, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , Ethernet, private line, frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and integrated voice and data services. "WSA chose Electric Lightwave because it is firmly established as a trusted leader in providing carrier-class services to its customers," stated Kathy Wilcox, WSA 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. . "Electric Lightwave has a proven track record of providing highly reliable telecommunications services to enterprises of all sizes and has a solid, financially secure parent company. We are confident that our members will benefit greatly through this partnership." "This alliance is ideal because we are both focused on helping technology innovators succeed," said Dan McCarthy Dan McCarthy is the name of:
About Electric Lightwave Electric Lightwave is a facilities-based Integrated Communications Provider of Internet, data, voice and dedicated access services to enterprise businesses and carriers. In operation since 1990, the company owns and operates eight Metropolitan Access Networks, a nationally acclaimed Tier One Internet and data network, and a high-speed long haul fiber-optic network that interconnects major markets in the West. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citizens Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CZN). More information about Electric Lightwave, Inc. may be found at ww.eli.net. About the WSA Founded in 1984, with over 1,100 members representing a range of software, Internet and technology companies, the WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance Washington Software Alliance (WSA) is a prominent technology business association, with approximately 1,000 member companies in Washington state, USA. WSA hosts educational and training events, CEO roundtables, executive seminars, and special interest groups. ) is a statewide trade association focused on helping Washington state technology companies succeed. The WSA is a catalyst for setting new industry directions, sharing expertise, delivering key business services, and leading the advocacy of issues necessary to keep Washington a leader in the digital economy. For more information, including the benefits of membership in the WSA, visit www.wsa.org. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. All forward-looking statements are only predictions or statements of current plans, which are constantly under review by Electric Lightwave (the company). All forward-looking statements may differ from actual future results due to, but not limited to, changes in the local and overall economy, the nature and pace of technological changes, the number and effectiveness of competitors in the company's markets, success in overall strategy, changes in legal and regulatory policy, relations with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) and their ability to provide delivery of services including interoffice in·ter·of·fice adj. Transmitted or taking place between offices, especially those of a single organization: an interoffice memo; interoffice conferences. trunking, implementation of back office service delivery systems, the company's ability to identify future markets and successfully expand existing ones and the mix of products and services offered in the company's target markets. Readers should consider these important factors in evaluating any statement contained herein and/or made by the company or on its behalf. The company has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances. |
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