XO COMMUNICATIONS SIGNS NINE CLEC'S FOR VOICE/DATA.XO Communications XO Communications is a United States telecommunications firm and one of the largest Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) in the country. It is owned by XO Holdings, Inc OTCBB: XOHO. , Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM XOCM XO Communications Inc (stock symbol) .OB), Reston, Va., the nation's largest facilities-based provider of national local telecommunications services focused exclusively on businesses, has signed agreements that will allow several telecommunications companies and service providers to offer local voice and data services to businesses as part of their bundled services offerings. This announcement represents the first in a series of agreements XO expects to sign following the recent launch of XO Wholesale Local Voice Services. Under the terms of the agreements, nine regional and national competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) -- Access Point, Inc., AireSpring, Capital Telecommunications, Cross Stream Communications, InterGlobe, LDMI LDMI Long Distance of Michigan Incorporated Telecommunications, Inc., QTel, Rural Communications, and Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. -- will leverage XO's Wholesale Local Voice Services to offer local data and voice services to businesses in as many as 36 markets 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. . With the capability to include local voice and data services along with their existing long distance, wireless and high-speed Internet See broadband. access services bundles, the providers have significantly enhanced the strength of their services portfolios as they seek to offer business customers a better alternative to the regional Bell companies for local voice and data services. "AireSpring's significant expansion over the past year and a half is largely due to offering our nationwide agents aggressive rates and greater flexibility," said Avi Lonstein, 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. of AireSpring. "XO's comprehensive national footprint will allow us to extend these benefits to the local market and enable us to offer a complete solution that is truly scalable -- from the small business through enterprise accounts." "Through our extensive local network facilities across the country, XO has the unique capability to provide telecommunications companies and service providers with the ability to broaden their bundled offerings to include local voice and data services," said Ernie Ortega, president of Carrier Sales at XO Communications. "With this additional local data and voice services capability, these providers can continue to offer a more compelling alternative to the local incumbent providers." With the recent acquisition of Allegiance Telecom, XO has significantly expanded its network presence in local markets across the U.S. and can now offer additional facilities-based services like Wholesale Local Voice Services to other carriers looking to provide voice and integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. locally. Available in 36 markets across the United States, XO Wholesale Local Voice Services allow telecommunications companies to leverage XO's extensive local network facilities to quickly and more cost-effectively enter new local markets and offer businesses local voice and integrated data and voice services. In addition, for carriers that rely on unbundled network element Unbundled Network Elements (UNE) are a requirement mandated by the United States Telecommunications Act of 1996. They are the parts of the telecommunications network that the incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are required to offer on an unbundled basis. platform (UNE-P UNE-P Unbundled Network Element - Platform ) to offer local voice services, the new XO services can provide an alternative to UNE-P by giving carriers a means to continue to provide local voice and integrated services to business customers. For more information about XO Wholesale Local Voice Services, go to http://www.xo.com/products/carrier/local. About XO Communications XO Communications is a leading provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.xo.com. About Access Point Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. , Access Point is a privately-held CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) offering integrated communications services to small and medium-sized businesses. In addition to local and long-distance services, Access Point offers Integrated Access T-1 services; AccessPipe broadband data and internet services; managed services including VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and firewall; conferencing solutions for audio, web, and video; and a range of partner programs. The company provides these services by utilizing the networks of several of the most established facilities-based Local Exchange Carrier (LEC (1) (LAN Emulation Client) A software driver that provides LAN emulation (LANE) in an ATM network. It resides in an ATM end station or in a computer system that provides the LAN to ATM conversion, often known as a LAN access device. See LANE. ) and Inter-exchange Carrier (IXC (1) (IntereXchange Carrier) An organization that provides interstate (long distance) communications services within the U.S., which includes AT&T, MCI, Sprint and more than 700 others. See LATA. (2) (IXC Communications Inc., Austin, TX, www. ) companies. Backed by solid partnerships with established local and long distance companies, Access Point is active in most east coast states. For more information about Access Point, go to http://www.accesspointinc.com. About AireSpring Headquartered in Los Angeles, AireSpring is a diversified, nationwide full-service communications company that has set itself apart in the market by offering small and mid-market corporate customers world class telecom services infrastructure with the same level of highly personalized support normally reserved for the largest enterprise customers. AireSpring offerings include local and long distance, dedicated Internet access and IP transit, private line, managed VPN as well as the new International SuperDial service for wireless users. AireSpring is well known for its broad range of innovative services offered at aggressive rates and for the ability to meet special requirements with flexibility at both corporate and residential levels. For more information about AireSpring, visit http://www.airespring.com. About Capital Telecommunications Capital Telecommunications Inc. (CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. ), founded in 1982 and based in York, Pennsylvania, is a leading inter-exchange carrier and competitive local exchange carrier providing retail and wholesale long distance, local exchange, Internet, wireless and private line services. CTI provides services in fourteen states and has regional offices in Houston and San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . For more information about Capital Telecom, go to http://www.capitaltelecom.com. About Cross Stream Communications Based in Seattle, Cross Stream is a telecommunications provider of digital voice, dedicated Internet, data solutions and long distance applications. Cross Stream Communications desires to serve and manage the needs of its predominantly high end communications-intensive customers by hand picking its vendors that rely on the same principles of Cross Stream's service and support. For more information about Cross-Stream, go to http://www.cross-stream.com. About InterGlobe Communications 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. , InterGlobe Communications is a One Stop Network Service Provider. Founded in 1992, and located in the heart of the world's multimedia communication hub, InterGlobe Communications is among the oldest, most experienced CLECs available as a total solutions provider, offering clients Dial tone, Local Service, Long Distance Service, Toll Free Service, Wireless, Calling Cards and Internet Access services all on one online statement. Mid-size to Fortune 500 companies have relied on InterGlobe Communications for their complete telecommunications solution from planning, implementation, servicing and maintenance. As an AVAYA Business Partner, InterGlobe is positioned to provide the latest in hardware and communications technology including Unified Messaging, and VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a . For more information about InterGlobe, go to http://www.interglobeonline.com/ or call (800)MY-LOCAL. About LDMI Telecommunications, Inc. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, LDMI Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading integrated communications provider serving business and residential customers in the Great Lakes region The Great Lakes region can refer to:
For more information, visit http://www.ldmi.com. About QTel Headquartered in New York City, QTel delivers a comprehensive array of integrated communications services, including local and long distance voice services, Internet access services, local access, and private line services. QTel's objective is to provide one-stop shopping for communications services for small and medium-sized businesses and to offer fully integrated broadband data and voice services through a single point of contact for sales and client care. For more information about QTel, go to http://www.qtelsolutions.com. About Rural Communications Headquartered in Three Rivers, Michigan For other uses, see Three Rivers (disambiguation). Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Three Rivers derives its name from the confluence of the St. Joseph River with its tributaries the Rocky and Portage Rivers. , Rural Communications is a telecommunications company specializing in meeting the needs of smaller rural communities that don't have the technological advantages of the Suburban and Metro Markets. For more information about Rural Communications, go to http://www.ruralcommunications.net. About Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. Based in Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. with sales and data centers in Miami, New York, Texas New York is a hamlet in Henderson County, Texas, USA, about 11 miles east of Athens. Geography New York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a stereotypically flat portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land. and London, Wholesale Carrier Services, Inc. (WCS See Windows CardSpace. ) purchases and resells 87 carrier networks and over 130 services via a consolidated billing and provisioning platform named ABACUS. Established in 1994, WCS manages over 250,000 medium-large enterprise, commercial access lines in the US and in 21 countries worldwide. The company is a tariffed, FCC-licensed interexchange long distance carrier and operator services provider throughout the entire United States and a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in 19 states. WCS also operates an audio and web conference calling platform and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) switching facilities. For more information about WCS, go to http://www.wcs.com. For more information, call 703/547-2746 or visit http://www.xo.com. |
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