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News Releases
New Edge Networks Joins BellSouth Service Coordination Program
VANCOUVER, Wash. – (Sept. 25, 2001) – New Edge Networks, a leading broadband DSL and enhanced data communications services provider for small and midsize cities, today announced it has joined BellSouth’s Service Coordination Program allowing a single point of contact for ordering interLATA data communications and wide area networking services.
The Service Coordination Program streamlines communications, the ordering process, service connectivity and overall end-to-end service in situations where multiple carriers are involved in providing service to the end user.
BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) will include New Edge Networks on its list of service providers that BellSouth works with to provide interLATA frame relay. Customers select the carrier for their interLATA needs. Under the agreement, New Edge Networks is establishing network-to-network interfaces (NNI) to the BellSouth frame relay network.
“Our nationwide ATM backbone network, coupled with our extensive experience working with NNI gateways, provides customers with a straightforward and quick way to connect their InterLATA data locations,” said Dan Moffat, president, CEO and co-founder of New Edge Networks. “Participation in the Service Coordination Program allows us to use our national NNI coverage to assist customers to connect their locations between BellSouth LATAs and areas outside of BellSouth’s territory, in a cost effective manner.”
New Edge Networks has similar agreements with other RBOCs and is negotiating to establish others. The company derives a major portion of its revenue from services such as frame relay, virtual private networks, and LAN-to-LAN interconnections.
About New Edge Networks
New Edge Networks provides broadband DSL and enhanced data communications services nationally in small and midsize cities where populations generally range from 5,000 to 250,000. The company’s DSL service is available in more than 360 small and midsize cities in 29 states. New Edge Networks also owns and operates a national data communications network with 18 regional hubs and almost 600 nodes making it one of the largest ATM networks in the United States. Through its network and other network-to-network interfaces, New Edge Networks can deliver business-class and consumer-grade high-speed DSL access as well as advanced broadband services such as inter-LATA wide area networks, virtual private networks and frame relay to other carriers and enterprise customers in almost every telephone LATA in the United States. Top-tier private venture firms, global financial institutions and worldwide technology firms provide financial backing to New Edge Networks. The company’s Web site is www.newedgenetworks.com.
Contact:
Sal Cinquegrani
(360) 906-9723
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