Agreements Give Denver-based Commerce Solutions Provider
Access to 22 Cities and One of the Largest DSL Footprints in United States
PHOENIX, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- RMI.NET, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMII), a national
e-business and convergent communications company, announced today it will
provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service -- high-speed access to the
Internet for data and video -- to the greater Phoenix area through a
relationship with Covad Communications (Nasdaq: COVD). The new DSL service is
called Warp Wire(TM).
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In naming Santa Clara, Calif.-based Covad Communications as its preferred
provider for DSL in Phoenix, RMI.NET gains access to one of the largest DSL
footprints in the U.S. RMI.NET launched its national DSL campaign in Denver
earlier this month.
"Covad Communications clearly is the leading provider of DSL access
nationwide, and our relationship expands RMI.NET's role as a leader in
providing total communications and e-commerce solutions for the Phoenix
market," said Douglas H. Hanson, chairman and chief executive officer for
RMI.NET.
"RMI.NET's entry into the Phoenix market with DSL service further enhances
our leading role as a premier Internet service and commerce solutions provider
for this area," said Dennis Sullivan, regional vice president for RMI.NET's
southwestern division. "We will offer a premier DSL product through Covad
Communications, and will greatly enhance the experience of the World Wide Web
for our valued customers."
Through its Covad relationship, RMI.NET will be able to provide Warp
Wire(TM) DSL service to 22 metropolitan areas, including Atlanta; Austin,
Texas; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Dallas/Fort Worth; Denver; Detroit;
Houston; the greater Los Angeles area; Miami; Minneapolis/St. Paul; New York;
Philadelphia; Phoenix; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh/Durham, N.C.; Sacramento,
Calif.; San Diego; the San Francisco Bay area; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.
As Covad Communications expands its nationwide DSL offering, RMI.NET will
be able to expand its Warp Wire(TM) service offering through the agreement to
other U.S. cities.
This includes high-speed access to DSL over Asynchronous Transfer Mode
(ATM) voice service when it becomes available.
DSL offers consumers high-speed local broadband connections that are
significantly faster than other remote connections, such as telephone lines or
Integrated Service Digital Networks (ISDN). DSL offers connections that are
up to 10 times faster than an ISDN circuit and up to 50 times faster than
telephone lines. DSL allows customers faster download of files and
information from the Internet or remote networks.
Customers utilizing RMI.NET's DSL offering will enjoy nationwide coverage
that gives "always-on" bandwidth network connectivity 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, and a variety of service options, including transmission speeds.
Covad is a leading broadband access and services provider offering DSL
services to large enterprise customers and, through ISPs, to small and
medium-sized businesses and home users. It provides services in 22 regions
nationwide, encompassing 51 metropolitan statistical areas.
Denver-based RMI.NET, Inc., formerly Rocky Mountain Internet, is a
national commerce solutions provider focusing on turnkey e-business
applications and convergent communications. RMI.NET has developed and
provides small and medium-sized companies with scalable e-business
capabilities; customized web page development and hosting; nationwide Internet
dialup and dedicated access; Digital subscriber line (DSL) service; and
traditional communication services, including Internet telephony. The company
wholly owns a proprietary portal site and search engine, Infohiway, at
http://www.infohiway.com. For more information on RMI.NET, call (800) 864-4327, or
visit the company's web site at http://www.rmi.net.
This press release might contain forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements as a result
of risks and uncertainties, which are described in the cautionary statements
section of the company's 10K dated December 31, 1998, and may include other
risks described in all Securities and Exchange Commission filings submitted as
of this date.
SOURCE RMI.NET
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