Next Level Communications Announces Agreements with Nine New Customers; Continuing to Add New CLECs and IOCs to Their Growing Customer Portfolio.ROHNERT PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Next Level Communications (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 :NXTV), a technology leader in SONET ATM/IP Optical Transport, Networking and Broadband DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Systems for the delivery of Voice, Data and Video Services for Telecommunications Providers, today announced that it has signed agreements to provide its NLevel3 Unified Access Platform to nine new customers, including Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Independent Operating Companies (IOCs). Last week, Next Level and Crystal Communications, a subsidiary of Hickory Tech Corporation (NASDAQ:HTCO HTCO High Temperature Catalytic Oxidation ), jointly announced deployment of the Nlevel3 Unified Access Platform in Crystal's business areas. Additional customers purchasing Next Level's systems under these new agreements include: Acecape, Acnode, Armstrong Telephone Company Armstrong Telephone Company is a telecommunications provider, and part of the Armstrong Group of Companies. The company primarily operates as a local exchange carrier in rural markets in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. , Berkshire Telephone, Chequamegon Telephone Cooperative, DFT Communications, Tri County Telephone Association, and United Telephone Company. Details of the agreements were not disclosed. "While demand from our RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off of AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, customers continues to increase, we are extremely pleased with the acceptance of the system by non-RBOC customers," said Hans van Welzen, Next Level's senior vice president of sales. "Both CLECs and IOCs recognize the need to broaden their service offerings and are reaching out to Next Level to provide them with a cost-effective solution for delivering integrated voice and data or voice, data and video services." Residing in the central telephone office, Next Level's 40 Gigabit per second SONET ATM/IP Broadband Digital Terminal (BDT BDT In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bangladesh Taka. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) delivers optical signals to its DSL Remote Terminals that in turn provide integrated voice, data and video services over standard telephone wires. "CO-based DSL systems reach only 25% of customers served from a central office, whereas Next Level's system can deliver these integrated broadband DSL services from remote terminals, allowing service providers to reach virtually 100% of their data customers," Van Welzen concluded. "We believe this extended reach capability is one of the key reasons our system is so well received by our customers." ABOUT NEXT LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS Next Level Communications, headquartered in Rohnert Park, Calif., is a technology leader in ATM/IP Optical Transport, Networking and Broadband DSL Systems for the delivery of voice, data and video services for telecommunications providers. Additional information on the company can be found by accessing NLC's corporate website at: http://www.nlc.com. Next Level Communications, the NLC logo, NLevel3, NLevel3 - The Unified Access Platform, BDT, USAM USAM Universal Service Access Multiplexer (Next Level) USAM Unified Service Action Model USAM Universal Secure Access Module , BNU, N3 Residential Gateway and ETHERset are trademarks or registered trademarks of Next Level Communications in the United States The primary regulator of communications in the United States is the Federal Communications Commission. It closely regulates all of the industries mentioned below with the exception of the Internet service provider industry. and other countries. |
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