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| New Paris Purchases SuperLine Access System To Provide Bundled Voice and Data Services |
PHOENIX, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AG Communication Systems, a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), announced today that Indiana-based New Paris Telephone, Inc., has purchased the SuperLine(TM) Access System to provide bundled voice and data services for its residential and small-office/home- office (SOHO) customers. With this SuperLine deployment, New Paris is offering its customers up to three telephone lines and Ethernet data over a single existing copper phone line. "SuperLine solves a pressing need for us as we fulfill our customers' increasing demand for multiple phone lines and high-speed data access," said Mark Grady, general manager of New Paris. "After extensive research of the available solutions, we believe SuperLine is the perfect answer. It will allow us to serve our fast-growing customer base right now without the costly expense of outside plant construction or other less-efficient loop access technologies." "SuperLine gives service providers like New Paris great economic value," said Mark Emery, vice president and general manager of AG Communication Systems' New Ventures Group. "SuperLine allows New Paris to expand its core telephony business and add new data revenues by providing three fully featured phone lines and Internet data over a single copper pair." The SuperLine solution consists of two major elements: the SuperLine Access Shelf manufactured by AG Communication Systems and the SuperLine Integrated Access Device (IAD) made by Paradyne Corporation. The SuperLine Access Shelf resides in a service provider's central office or beside a remote digital loop carrier (DLC). The SuperLine IAD -- a piece of equipment similar in size to a modem -- is located in a customer's home or office. SuperLine both merges and enhances features available from DLC and digitally added main line (DAML) products with competitive pricing, performance and function. SuperLine utilizes digital links to deliver the additional phone lines from a central office switch via standards-based digital switch interfaces. SuperLine can be fully populated in standard binder groups because it uses Tripleplay(TM) technology from Paradyne. It is compatible with existing network services, including POTS, ISDN, ADSL, T1 and legacy data circuits. SuperLine can reduce service providers' annual construction costs by more than 20 percent. Unlike existing solutions for digitally adding lines to an existing copper wire, service providers do not need to send technicians to each home or office to install the SuperLine IAD, significantly reducing costs and allowing them to quickly get the new phone lines into service for customers. At the home or small office, the consumer simply plugs the SuperLine IAD into a conventional power outlet and any existing phone jack. The additional phone lines are accessed through standard modular jacks on the SuperLine IAD and support enhanced voice services such as call forwarding, caller ID, call waiting and distinctive ringing. SuperLine supports the maximum-allowable speeds on V.90 56 Kbps analog modems with AG Communication Systems' SuperSpeed(TM) technology. A higher-speed Ethernet data option allows service providers to stimulate even higher revenues by offering data rates of up to half a megabit on normal loops. About New Paris Telephone New Paris Telephone, Inc., provides telephone service in Elkhart County, Ind. The company is a full-service telecommunications service provider in this rural area, providing cable television, dial access and high-speed microwave Internet service to its customers. The locally owned 98-year-old company aggressively utilizes leading-edge technology to ensure its customers a competitive advantage over those located in larger urban population centers. Additional information about the company is available on the company's web site at http://www.bnin.net or by calling 1-888-831-4678. About AG Communication Systems AG Communication Systems, a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies, is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced communication products and services, including switching, access, video, wireless and intelligent network products. AG Communication Systems' GTD-5(R) digital switching systems serve more than 17 million business, government and residential subscribers. Annual revenues for the fiscal year ended September 1998 were approximately $450 million. Additional information is available on the company's web site at http://www.agcs.com or by calling 1-888-888-AGCS. All products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. SuperLine and SuperSpeed are trademarks of AG Communication Systems. Tripleplay is a trademark of Paradyne Corporation. GTD-5 is a registered trademark used under license from GTE Corporation.SOURCE AG Communication Systems
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CONTACT:
Michael Mitchell of AG Communication Systems,
623-581-4198, mitchelm@agcs.com; or Mark Grady of New Paris
Telephone, Inc., 219-831-7133, mgrady@bnin.net
