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News Releases
New Edge Networks and GST Reach Deal Enabling GST Customers to Maintain Continuity of Broadband Services
VANCOUVER, Wash. – (Nov. 29, 2000) – New Edge Networks today announced it has reached an agreement to offer advanced broadband services to more than 300 GST Telecommunications business customers whose service will be discontinued in January.
Time Warner Telecom Inc., which has federal court approval to buy most of GST’s assets after bankruptcy proceedings, does not intend to continue supporting or selling frame relay services and will discontinue service. Affected customers are required to select and transition their service to a new provider to avoid service disruption on Jan. 10.
Under terms of the agreement, New Edge Networks and GST jointly initiate contact with affected GST customers throughout the Western United States with an offer to seamlessly convert their Network-to-Network Interface (NNI) circuits, Virtual Private Networks, Wide Area Networks (WAN) or frame relay services. New Edge Networks will pay GST a sign-on bonus for customers who convert their service to New Edge Networks. For New Edge Networks, the agreement could boost by 50 percent its base of customers and revenue from these advanced broadband services.
“GST and New Edge Networks will work closely together to seamlessly transition existing service so customers avoid any service disruptions or the need to find a new service provider before service is discontinued in a few weeks,” said Keith Rinne, president of the WAN services group at New Edge Networks. “Customers can expect improved network reliability and faster access to new competitive services in more locations around the country.”
Earlier this month New Edge Networks acquired West-Net, Inc., a privately-owned data communications network service provider, to jump-start New Edge Networks’ strategic plans for offering advanced broadband services such as WANs, virtual private networks, computer LAN-to-LAN internetworking and frame relay. West-Net forms the nucleus of New Edge Networks’ new WAN services group that provides service to a wide range of small companies to large corporations on the Fortune 1000 list. For more information about these advanced broadband products and service, visit www.wni.net.
New Edge Networks operates one of the largest national ATM data communications networks with 16 regional aggregation points in major cities and more than 560 nodes around the country. Monitored around the clock, the ATM network provides customers high performance, fast access and widespread connectivity at lower costs.
About New Edge Networks
Based in Vancouver, Wash., New Edge Networks was founded in June 1999 to provide wholesale broadband DSL services nationally in small, midsize and semi-rural markets through local, regional and national Internet service providers, communications companies, and other strategic relationships. The company is certified to provide service in 49 states, and is focusing on introducing data service first and later overlaying voice, video and other value add services such as frame relay. The company’s national ATM backbone network currently has more than 560 nodes making it one of the largest in the country. The company's Web site is www.newedgenetworks.com
Contact:
Sal Cinquegrani
(360) 906-9723
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