MetTel On the Move, Will Serve 30 States By First Quarter 2005.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004 MetTel (www.mettelagents.com), an integrated communications provider specializing in the business market, has launched an ambitious expansion program that will enable it to provide service in 30 states from coast to coast by the end of the first quarter 2005. MetTel began the program in January and thus far has introduced service in Maine, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , Vermont and the communities of Byram and Greenwich, CT. It is scheduled to begin serving California, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia 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). by the end of May. MetTel offers customers a wide variety of local, long distance, advanced business and Internet services and has recently introduced a sophisticated online billing system for business customers. The company, founded in 1996 and headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , had been serving customers in Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. , New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Pennsylvania prior to the expansion. "MetTel adds a new dimension to the marketplace," said Jeff Swider, president of Vision Telecom in Providence. "It combines outstanding service with very competitive pricing to offer customers great value. It provides great support to its agent team -- and to its customers." "We believe that there are significant opportunities as the economy rebounds and we are poised to take advantage of them," said Bill Patchett, MetTel's vice president of agent sales. About MetTel MetTel (Metropolitan Telecommunications) focuses on delivering reliable, high-quality voice, data and Internet services. Founded in 1996 as a full-service telecommunications company, MetTel's innovative and proprietary operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such provide leading edge electronic bonding, provisioning, customer care and billing system capabilities, which have fueled its expansion. A true channel partner, MetTel's support systems enable agents to track orders and commissions online at any time. |
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