Strategic Alliance Includes ITXC as Exclusive International and Domestic Long Distance Provider to Bolivian Local Exchange Carrier.Business Editors SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Bolivia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2001 Cotas Plans Primary Phone-to-Phone Service on 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. Voice over the Internet Facilities in Time for November Bolivian Deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. ITXC Corp (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 COTAS (Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz), the local telephone operator for Santa Cruz and second-largest local exchange carrier in Bolivia, announced that Cotas plans to use ITXC's global network to offer both international and domestic long distance service to Bolivian customers starting November 28, 2001, the day the Bolivian telecom market opens to competition. The Cotas-ITXC announcement is the first by an established carrier of a primary phone-to-phone domestic and international long distance service provided exclusively on a voice over IP network. Cotas customers will use their ordinary phones in the ordinary way to make calls to other people with ordinary phones; subscribers will not be required to have computers or any other special equipment. But, because ITXC can use IP and existing Internet infrastructure to route both within Bolivia and to the rest of the world, Cotas is able to offer nationwide and international service to its customers without the delay or huge capital expense of building a second traditional phone network in Bolivia. For a diagram of the network and other background information on ITXC in Bolivia visit www.itxc.com/bolivia. The alliance between Cotas, ITXC, ITXC-affiliate Heilsberg S.A. and Teledata, a Cotas subsidiary, will be recognized at a ceremonial signing expected to be witnessed by the Governor of the Department of Santa Cruz, formally representing the President of the Country, and 200 other important Bolivian business, civic, and governmental guests at the Hotel Los Tajibos in Santa Cruz Monday evening, June 18. "With deregulation quickly approaching, we chose to connect to ITXC.net to expand our voice service offering - in a matter of months - from local service to domestic and worldwide long distance," stated Ronald Castedo, Chairman of Cotas. "We and our subscribers get immediate, high-quality, low-cost access to the rest of the world. This network connection allows us to compete effectively the minute deregulation allows." In the currently regulated Bolivian telecommunications market, fourteen independent co-operatives provide local telephone service in their own regions. Entel Bolivia, the formerly state-owned national telecommunications company See telecom company. , is the only entity currently permitted to transport long distance voice calls. On November 28, 2001, for the first time ever, the local cooperatives will also be able to offer domestic long distance and international service. "Cotas is a leader," said ITXC chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tom Evslin. "Many carriers including China Telecom have worked with ITXC to offer alternative voice over IP services; every major carrier in 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. sends some of its international calls over the Internet. Cotas is the first carrier to take full advantage of IP to give its subscribers the advantage of a primary high-quality, low-cost worldwide service. "Together with our partners we hope to offer this advantage through the other cooperatives to all Bolivians," Evslin continued. "I believe that what Cotas is planning to do in November of 2001 will be emulated in Brazil and India as they deregulate deregulate To reduce or eliminate control. One of the major forces in the financial markets in the 1970s and 1980s was the federal government's decision to deregulate interest rates. in 2002. This is the future of telephony, especially in the developing world where increased teledensity and better international communication are key to economic development." Working with Heilsberg, ITXC will provide expertise, VoIP equipment, and technology to the Cotas subsidiary Teledata, which was setup to provide this service for Cotas and other cooperatives. Cotas will access the service by connecting to ITXC.net(SM), the world's largest network for voice on the Internet with points of presence (PoPs) in nearly 500 cities and in more than 100 countries worldwide. ITXC delivers voice traffic over the Internet for most major U.S.-based international and regional carriers (RBOCs) as well as many incumbent and emerging carriers worldwide. Since 1998, ITXC.net has carried more than 1.5 billion minutes of voice traffic. Carrier customers rely on ITXC's network to enable them to originate high-quality voice traffic at lower cost. ITXC is able to offer consistent carrier-grade voice quality through its patented BestValue Routing(TM) technology. BestValue Routing enables ITXC to steer calls around Internet congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and provide both high quality and the economies of using the Internet for transport. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ), the international organization responsible for setting telecom standards, the incentive to choose IP for carriers is great -- especially in countries where existing networks currently serve only a small percent of the total population. Connecting to ITXC.net gives these carriers immediate global reach without the huge capital expense necessary to build a legacy voice network. "IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. continues to emerge as an excellent alternative to carry voice traffic for Latin American operators" said Hector Hernandez, Research Manager for Telecommunications at IDC 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. . "To date, several of the main regional carriers have embraced the technology and an important portion of their international voice traffic is being carried using VoIP technology. Moving forward, VoIP's potential is very promising. IDC Latin America predicts that Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. long distance traffic will grow with a CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate of 281% from 2000 to 2004, to reach 20% of the total long distance traffic by 2004." About COTAS COTAS Ltda. (COOPERATIVA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES SANTA CRUZ Ltda.) Santa Cruz Telecommunications Cooperative Ltd. is the second largest local phone cooperative in Bolivia. It leads the other cooperatives in both technology and call volume, is the largest provider of Internet service, and has the most cable TV subscribers inside its coverage area. About Heilsberg S.A. Heilsberg S.A., a British and German-financed company, has offices in Peru and Chile, with Argentina and Brazil coming soon. Heilsberg leads the wholesale long distance telephony market in Chile, and through a subsidiary, Carrier 116, sells long distance service to end customers as well. About Teledata The company Teledata is a subsidiary of COTAS (Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz) in Bolivia. Teledata has teleports in several important locations of the country. Through a modern satellite network, it offers private voice, data, and fax transmission to corporate customers and large companies in between their Santa Cruz headquarters and satellite offices in other Bolivian cities. Banks, petroleum companies, transnational corporations Any corporation that is registered and operates in more than one country at a time; also called a multinational corporation. A transnational, or multinational, corporation has its headquarters in one country and operates wholly or partially owned subsidiaries in one or more , and communications networks use Teledata's services. About ITXC ITXC Corp (NASDAQ:ITXC) established and operates ITXC.net(SM), the largest global network for voice on the Internet with 493 points of presence in more than 283 cities and 103 countries, as of April 30, 2001. The company is the leading provider of worldwide Internet voice services with more than 1.5 billion minutes of use since the inception of ITXC.net in 1998. ITXC's patented BestValue Routing(TM) technology provides such high voice quality over the Internet that tier one carriers use ITXC for worldwide phone-to-phone traffic without indicating that the calls are actually going over the Internet. Customers include major traditional carriers and RBOCs who achieve lower costs for phone-to-phone calls while maintaining carrier quality, Web merchants who increase sales with ITXC Push to Talk buttons on Web sites and e-mail, as well as Internet-based Web-to-phone providers and voice portals. For more information, visit www.itxc.com. For more background information on Bolivia, visit www.itxc.com/bolivia. ITXC has included in this press release certain "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " 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. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical information. 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, unanticipated technological difficulties, the volatile and competitive environment for Internet telephony, changes in domestic and foreign economic, market, and regulatory conditions, 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 our customers and other considerations described as "Risk Factors" in Exhibit 99 to the Company'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, 2000 and in other filings by the Company with the SEC. ITXC is a registered trademark of ITXC Corp. ITXC.net, ITXC Push to Talk, and BestValue Routing are service marks and trademarks of ITXC Corp. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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