XO Communications Signs Multi-Year Communications' Services Contract With AMS.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 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., a leading provider of broadband communications services, today announced a multi-year contract to provide local voice services to American Management Systems American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was founded in 1970 as a technology and management consulting firm. It was founded by a group of five former United States Department of Defense officials who worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson , Incorporated (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 :AMSY AMSY American Management Systems, Inc (stock symbol) ), a global business and IT consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . Under the three-year agreement, XO will offer local voice services to the AMS AMS - Andrew Message System campus, which encompasses several office buildings, including its U.S. headquarters, in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. . According to AMS, the company expects to see significant savings on its telecommunications costs over the term of the contract. "We chose XO for both the significant savings we will realize as well as the company's reputation for being a high quality, reliable, single source provider," said Donald Hirsch, Vice President, AMS. "We will receive reliable telecommunications services provided by a single carrier with one point of contact who is capable of delivering these services to our entire corporate campus." To support voice communications services that XO will provide to AMS's Fairfax campus, XO brings AMS a state-of-the-art customer care organization unmatched by other providers. AMS will have the convenience of calling one number to address its voice communications needs, plus a full-time, 24 x 7 customer service care team to ensure the highest level of service. "In today's telecommunications environment, businesses of all sizes seek a reliable service provider capable of simplifying the purchasing and management of communications services," said XO Communications National Sales Organization President John Jacquay. "The announcement that AMS has selected XO as one of its communications providers is just the start of a solid business relationship between XO and AMS." About AMS AMS is a global business and IT consulting firm whose customers include 44 state, local and provincial governments, a majority of federal agencies, and hundreds of companies in the Fortune 500. With deep industry experience and technical know-how in all levels of government and throughout the private sector, the company delivers results that measurably improve business performance and the relationship between an organization and its customers. Founded in 1970, AMS is headquartered in Fairfax, Va. with 50 offices worldwide. The company is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol AMSY. For detailed information about AMS, visit www.ams.com About XO Communications XO Communications is a leading broadband communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. offering a complete set of communications services, including: local and long distance voice, Internet access, Virtual Private Networking (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. ), Ethernet, Wavelength, Web Hosting and Integrated voice and data services. XO has assembled an unrivaled set of facilities-based broadband networks and Tier One Internet peering relationships in the United States. XO currently offers facilities-based broadband communications services in more than 60 markets throughout the United States. XO, XO Not Just Talk and the XO design logo are trademarks of XO Communications, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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