Inter.net Changes Internet Backbone Carriers, Expands U.S Coverage; Announcement ends U.S. carrier relationship with former parent PSINet.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2001 Inter.net U.S. Ltd. today announced the addition of several network suppliers for the purposes of improving customer service levels and expanding coverage across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The move marks the end of its supplier relationship with its primary US provider, and former parent company, PSINet. A management team led by co-CEO's Kurt Baumann and David Browning previously purchased Inter.net from PSINet on March 1, 2001. "PSINet's decision to discontinue their wholesale business provided an opportunity for us to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. our other underutilized carrier relationships. With our new carriers, we now have expanded coverage in most of our existing areas in addition to having markets where we previously had no presence", said Inter.net US president Eric Lunn. "With these changes, our customers can expect to see better service almost immediately." In addition to its stable of backbone carriers, Inter.net also purchased four points of presence (POP's) from PSINet. "These are primarily in underserved communities in Oklahoma and Alabama, where customers have been loyal to us for years. This infrastructure investment demonstrates a high level of commitment to these communities", Lunn added. With the addition of the providers, Inter.net will double its points of presence (POPs) to about 1500 in the U.S. enabling it to serve all 50 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Ivan Wong, Inter.net Director of Marketing, said "The first order of business has been notifying our customers of the imminent change to their dial-up numbers. PSINet is turning off their numbers on July 31. We've been contacting customers by email, phone and letters and offering 24x7 toll free assistance." A key piece of the changeover strategy is the Inter.net DialCenter, an innovative dialer software that automatically updates the user's phone book as access numbers are added or changed. Where there are multiple numbers serving a local area, the DialCenter automatically selects which number to use based on call completion history. Inter.net has operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia and serves nearly 600,000 customers worldwide. Inter.net provides customers with quality dial-up and broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , integrated tools (email, chat, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , etc.) and localized content via country specific portals. About Inter.net Inter.net US Ltd. was created in July 2000 by combining 5 ISP's: Telepath tel·e·path n. One who communicates by telepathy. , Ionet, TIAC See Thrift Institution Advisory Council. , Surfree, and Zebranet. Inter.net Global Ltd. is the first global Internet Service Company providing local content shared through a unique global network of online communities. Its customers place a high-value on their Internet service and choose Inter.net for its reliability, quality of service and the ability to deliver immediately on the promise of the Internet. Inter.net will continue delivering on this promise through the development of new dial-up and broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. options across multiple platforms and devices. Inter.net will continue to innovate by investing its resources in appropriate Internet technology companies and service providers. Inter.net has over 1,000 employees in 16 countries and serves nearly 600,000 customers worldwide. Inter.net has offices in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information and to visit the world of Inter.net, please visit www.inter.net. |
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