Continues to Deliver on National Expansion Plan to Provide Local Businesses
A Choice in Communication Services
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Lightwave Inc.
(Nasdaq: ELIX), one of the nation's leading integrated communications
providers, today announced the deployment of its high-speed data and Internet
access services to the Atlanta, Denver and Washington D.C. areas. Electric
Lightwave, the first telecommunications company in the western United States
to be authorized as an alternative telephone service provider, continues to
expand across the nation delivering all-digital, high-speed fiber-optic
networks for businesses.
With a national fiber optic route capable of supporting ultra high-speeds
and reliable data transmission, Electric Lightwave will furnish Atlanta,
Denver and Washington D.C. businesses with high-speed, increased bandwidth
Internet access. With the installation of redundant routing equipment,
Washington D.C. is an Internet "Super POP," providing key connections to the
Internet through Network Access Points (NAPs) and peering with other national
carriers.
Other services available include frame relay, point-to-point private
lines, dedicated Internet access, remote dial-up access services, ATM
(Asynchronous Transfer Mode) and Transparent LAN (Local Area Network)
Services. Electric Lightwave's expansion to Atlanta, Denver and Washington
D.C. is part of the company's strategy to provide its business communications
solutions nationwide, transporting large amounts of data across the country
for its increasing customer base.
"Our high-speed network has been designed to meet the Internet service and
bandwidth demands of local business, including the expanding needs of the
federal government," said Trent Anderson, regional sales vice president for
Electric Lightwave. "Atlanta, Denver and Washington D.C. are three of the
fastest growing markets for Internet services. Our network delivers the
flexibility to utilize one source for all our customers' data and emerging
transmission needs."
"We chose to enter these markets due to the areas' high concentration of
converging telephony early adopters," added Anderson. "By utilizing
partnerships with companies like Cisco and Ascend, and providing our customers
reliable, next-generation equipment, Electric Lightwave provides a strong,
viable alternative in business communications when choosing a data partner."
Electric Lightwave boasts one of the top national Internet backbones in
the nation, according to Boardwatch Magazine.
For more information about services in Washington D.C., please contact
Mark Harrington at 703-758-3505; for Atlanta, contact Jim McKenna at
770-677-5666; for Denver, call 800-987-9354.
About Electric Lightwave
Electric Lightwave, Inc. is an integrated communications provider offering
data and Internet access solutions to businesses nationwide. Operating
offices include San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, New York,
Washington D.C., Denver and Atlanta. In the western United States, the
company is a full-service provider offering local and long distance telephone
service, videoconferencing, prepaid services and broadband transport services
to business customers in Seattle, Spokane, Boise, Portland, Sacramento, Salt
Lake City and Phoenix. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the company is
on the World Wide Web at http://www.eli.net.
SOURCE Electric Lightwave Inc.
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CONTACT:
Jack Hardy of Electric Lightwave Inc.,
360-816-3602, or jack_hardy@eli.net; or Christina Velasquez of
The KMC Group, 425-450-9965, or christinav@kmcgroup.com, for
Electric Lightwave Inc.
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