RTCOMM Using ITXC VoIPLink Service For Global Long Distance; Businesses in Russia benefit from cost-effective, international call exchange between RTCOMM and ITXC.net.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J. & MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004 ITXC (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier Corporation, Princeton, NJ, www.itxc.com) The largest IP exchange carrier in the world. ITXC was acquired by wholesale telco provider Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004 and then by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Corp.(R) (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 :ITXC) and RTComm today announced that RTCOMM, a leading carrier in Russia, is using ITXC VoIPLink(TM) Service to provide its retail business customers with cost-effective, high quality connections to every traditional and IP phone in the world. ITXC is the leading wholesale provider to carriers of global long distance services based on VoIP and is one of the largest international voice carriers of any kind. RTCOMM is a national operator and operates one of the most developed IP networks in Russia with access points in 120 Russian Federation Russian Federation: see Russia. cities. ITXC's VoIPLink service supports direct transport of native VoIP calls between RTCOMM and ITXC.net(R), enabling RTCOMM to reduce the capital and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales to complete retail customer calls and to immediately scale capacity and destinations as customer demand requires. RTCOMM benefits from the revenue it receives when it terminates calls to its subscribers sent to it over ITXC.net from countries around the world. RTCOMM provides both ITXC's PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. and VoIP-based carrier customers with high quality call termination in Russia at a competitive price. "As a leading carrier in the highly competitive Russian telecommunications environment, we continue to focus on controlling costs and providing high quality, reliable telecommunications services to our clients," said Vitaly Kuchura, Deputy Director General of RTCOMM. "Through our VoIPLink connection to ITXC.net, we have instantly scalable access to a high quality, low cost international long distance network which allows us to grow our revenue and margin streams very quickly. ITXC in return receives high quality voice termination and competitive rates from RTCOMM to the entire Russian Federation and CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ." "We are very pleased that RTCOMM has recognized the advantage of using ITXC and VoIPLink for their international long distance voice network needs," said Martin Talbot, ITXC Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. . "As competition in the telecommunications market continues to grow in Russia, it is important for RTCOMM to remain focused on winning market share. ITXC is able to offer RTCOMM a scalable and economic solution uniquely enabling them to provide a wide range of high quality, low cost integrated voice services to their subscribers while at the same time increasing their competitive ability in the Russian telecommunications market. " Recently, ITXC announced the general availability of its VoIPLink service. Replacing the difficult custom-engineered VoIP connections of the past, ITXC VoIPLink Service makes VoIP internetworking practical by significantly improving the range of operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and , establishing carrier-class demarcation between networks, and increasing speed of deployment. Direct VoIP connections are more cost-efficient and scalable than traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. connections. About RTComm.ru: RTCOMM is one of the leading companies in the Russian telecommunications market, providing Internet access services for carriers and renders the whole range of information and communication services for corporate customers. RTCOMM has over 1,000 customers in more than 100 Russian cities. RTCOMM has foreign channels - STM-4 circuit: Moscow - London - Stockholm - St. Petersburg - Moscow, with nodes in London and Stockholm (access ports of 622 Mbit/s each). Services provided by RTCOMM: dedicated access to the RTCOMM-Internet network, building a private virtual networks based on MPLS/VPN technology, data center services and voice services. About ITXC: ITXC Corp. is one of the world's leading carriers based on minutes of international traffic carried. As a carriers' carrier, ITXC serves all major carriers in the US; many incumbent carriers worldwide including China Telecom, PLDT PLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company , Telkom South Africa, Telecom Colombia, Telenor, Telia, and VSNL VSNL Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (India) ; and emerging and competitive carriers including Intelig in Brazil and Data Access in India. ITXC also serves a growing number of mobile carriers including China Mobile and Smart Communications, leading mobile carriers in their respective markets. ITXC is the global market segment share leader in VoIP international calling and one of the largest international voice carriers of any kind. Circuit-switched customers use ITXC services through switchless ITXC SuperPoPs in London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, LA, and NJ or through ITXC-managed SNARCs(R) co-located in the customer's central office. VoIP-enabled networks use VoIPLink for the same services. Approximately one third of ITXC's current traffic is originated or terminated with over 160 VoIPLink-enabled carriers or service providers in over 60 countries. For more information about ITXC, please visit www.itxc.com Forward-looking statements ITXC has included in this press release certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 concerning ITXC's business, operations and financial condition. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical information, and the analysis of historical information, including any references to future revenue growth, future expense growth, future credit exposure, future profitability, anticipated cash resources, anticipated capital expenditures, capital requirements Capital requirements Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets. , and the Company's plans for future periods. In addition, the words "could", "expects", "anticipates", "objective", "plan", "may affect", "may depend", "believes", "estimates", "projects" and similar words and phrases Words and Phrases® A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present. are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the Company's forward-looking statements due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, (i) uncertainties inherent in the execution of the proposed merger with Teleglobe, including but not limited to, transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). , the subsequent integration effort and retention of key employees, customers and suppliers through the merger process; the inability to capture anticipated synergies; the risk of disapproval or delay by governmental entities of the proposed transaction; the risks of delay in consummation of the transaction; the ability of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., Teleglobe's current controlling shareholder and majority owner of Teleglobe after the merger, to exert control over the combined company; the risk that Teleglobe is not currently a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. ; the risk that material adverse changes to either entity may prevent the transaction from closing or render it less desirable than anticipated; and the risk that Teleglobe may not be able to effectively execute its business plan and (ii) other risks, including the volatile and competitive environment for Internet telephony and telecommunications; changes in domestic and foreign economic, market and regulatory conditions; the inherent uncertainty of financial estimates and projections; uncertainly inherent in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; unanticipated technological difficulties; the risk that Teleglobe may not be able to access sufficient capital; the creditworthiness Creditworthiness The condition in which the risk of default on a debt obligation by that entity is deemed low. Creditworthiness Eligibility of an individual or firm to borrow money. of and relationship with our customers; Teleglobe's anticipated debt level and the inherent lack of flexibility resulting therefrom; future transactions; risks inherent in being subject to significant regulation; the possibility that the merger may not close; and other considerations described as "Risk Factors" in Exhibit 99.1 to ITXC's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2002 and in other filings by ITXC with the SEC and the other considerations described as "Risk Factors" in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Teleglobe Bermuda Holdings Ltd with the SEC. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. ITXC does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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