GST Internet Installs Northern Telecom's (Nortel's) Rapport Dialup Switches for Full Service Internet Services.VANCOUVER, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1996-- GST GST abbr. Greenwich sidereal time GST (in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) Goods and Services Tax Telecomm (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : GST) In preparation for the launch of its regional full-service Internet portfolio, GST Internet, a subsidiary of GST Telecommunications, Inc. (AMEX:GST), has signed a $5.1 million contract with Northern Telecom (Nortel) to install Nortel's Rapport Dialup Switches. GST will launch a regional network with up to 52 access sites in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . The Rapport Dialup Switch is ideal for large and small service providers for Internet dialup access, wholesale Internet access See how to access the Internet. , enterprise remote access outsourcing and service bundling. The Rapport Dialup Switch Model 112 will enable GST Internet to offer analog and digital dialup service with connectivity speeds of 14.4 Kbps up to 28.8 Kbps ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. services in multiples of 64 Kbps, as well as dedicated service with connectivity options of 56 Kbps or full T-1. "Nortel is a leader in the convergence of Internet and telecommunication infrastructure technologies," said Benjamin Peek, President of GST Internet. "We are delighted to feature Nortel in our Internet offerings and to work with them to integrate Internet technology into all of GST's Telecommunications offerings." "Using the Rapport Dialup Switch, GST Internet will be able to anticipate their users' needs and preferences, and can better position themselves to deliver high value services such as security for Internet commerce and other applications," said Peter Brockman, Director, Market Development, Nortel. "The Rapport Dialup Switch makes access and use of the Internet easier, more secure, more reliable and more productive for users, and it creates new revenue opportunities for Internet service providers 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. ." GST Internet's parent company, GST Telecommunications, Inc., currently operates networks in 15 cities with 22 additional networks under development in the western United States and Hawaii, with networks under construction in an additional six cities in the San Francisco Bay area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay . The company provides a broad range of integrated telecommunications products and services, through the development and operation of competitive access and other telecommunications networks A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. . GST's strategy is to cluster several cities in each state that it enters in order to achieve synergy and maximum opportunity within each service territory. Nortel works with customers worldwide to design, build and integrate digital networks for information, entertainment, education and business, offering one of the broadest choices of network solutions in the industry. Nortel has shipped and installed more digital lines worldwide than any other company. CONTACT: Northern Telecom Laura Teder, 972/ 684-8721 INTERNET: http://www.nortel.com E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. : laura_teder@nt.com or GST Telecommunications, Inc. Robert Blankstein, 800/667-4366 or John Warta, 360/ 254-4700 INTERNET: http://www.gstcorp.com |
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