Free ISP Chooses Pac-West to Supply Local Access Ports
STOCKTON, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PACW), a rapidly growing provider of integrated communications
services to Internet service providers (ISPs) and business customers in the
western U.S., today announced that it has signed a multi-year service
agreement with dotNow!, a rapidly growing provider of free Internet access
throughout the U.S. and Canada. Under the agreement, Pac-West will supply
local access ports, modems, and Internet backbone to dotNow! through its
managed modem service.
"We are extremely pleased that dotNow! has selected Pac-West's managed
modem service to expand its coverage," said Kevin Maginnis, Pac-West's Vice
President of Sales for Wholesale Markets. "By aggregating its incoming calls
into our SuperPOPs, dotNow! can rapidly expand its coverage area and provide
users with reliable access to the Internet through a local call, while
substantially reducing its equipment and trunk costs."
"We are excited to move into this partnership with Pac-West," said Ed
Andrews, dotNow!'s President and CEO. "dotNow! is continually seeking
partnerships with quality access providers to ensure we supply the best
service in the industry to our end users. With projections of a million
registered users by the end of the year, dotNow! is pleased to be working with
Pac-West to provide free Internet access to more users than ever."
About Pac-West Telecomm
Founded in 1980, Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACW) is a rapidly
growing provider of integrated communications services throughout the western
U.S. Pac-West supplies Internet infrastructure and broadband services to
Internet service providers (ISPs) and integrated voice, data and Internet
services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company currently has
operations in California, Nevada, Washington and Colorado, and is rapidly
expanding its network into other western states. Pac-West is a Safeguard
Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) partner company. For more information, please visit
the company's web site at http://www.pacwest.com .
About dotNow!
The dotNow! software provides absolutely free Internet access, web site
hosting, web-based and POP3-based email accounts, a search engine and portal
by delivering targeted online advertisements through a small banner bar on the
Internet user's screen. The advertisements support the entire cost of the
Internet dial-up access so users can surf the Internet for free.
ADsolutely(TM), dotNow!'s proprietary advertising software, delivers the
highly targeted advertising to the dotNow! users based on their buying
preferences and geography. dotNow! offers 56k Internet connections, through
any web browser, for Microsoft Windows 95/98 customers. It is exciting that
in addition to dotNow!'s free unlimited access, users can now receive and send
instantly through a web-based or POP3-based email account with a phenomenal 20
MB of email space and an additional 20 MB for hosting a web site. Anyone can
begin using dotNow!'s free Internet service by downloading the free software
from http://www.dotnow.com, or by calling (515) 253-9999 to receive the free
software by mail.
Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing discussion contains forward-looking statements. The
Company's future performance is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to deviate substantially from those discussed
in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could impact the
variability of future results include: successful execution of the Company's
expansion activities into new geographic markets on a timely and
cost-effective basis; the pace at which new competitors enter the company's
existing and planned markets; competitive responses of the Incumbent Local
Exchange Carriers; execution of interconnection agreements with Incumbent
Local Exchange Carriers on terms satisfactory to the Company; maintenance of
the Company's supply agreements for transmission facilities; continued
acceptance of the Company's services by new and existing customers; the
outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings regarding reciprocal compensation
for Internet-related calls and certain of the Company's product offerings; the
ability to attract and retain talented employees; and the Company's ability to
successfully access markets, install switching electronics, and obtain the use
of leased fiber transport facilities and any required governmental
authorizations, franchises and permits, all in a timely manner, at reasonable
costs and on satisfactory terms and conditions, as well as regulatory,
legislative and judicial developments that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the future results indicated, expressed or implied, in
such forward-looking statements. These and other factors are discussed in the
Company's Prospectus dated November 3, 1999, and in its Annual Report as of
December 31, 1999, on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.
SOURCE Pac-West Telecomm
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Related links:
http://www.pacwest.com
CONTACT:
Reid Cox, Director of Investor Relations of
Pac-West Telecomm, 209-926-3417, or rcox@pacwest.com; or Ed
Andrews, President and CEO of dotNow!, 515-253-9999, or
info@dotnow.com; or general, Lisa Chainey, media, Dawn Swidorski,
both of The Financial Relations Board, 415-986-1591
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