Surpasses 5,000th customer mark in Florida
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the leading
competitive carrier for business customers in the region, US LEC Corp.
(Nasdaq: CLEC), a super-regional telecommunications carrier providing
integrated voice, data and Internet services to businesses and enterprise
organizations throughout the Eastern United States, announced that it now
serves more than 5,000 medium and large businesses throughout the State of
Florida.
US LEC has been providing business customers in Florida with quality
services and outstanding customer care since 1998, covering more major
business centers than either of the largest incumbent local exchange carriers
(ILECs) in the state. US LEC serves the Sunshine State via digital switching
centers in Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
US LEC recently took advantage of its strength in Florida by selecting
Jacksonville and Tampa as the first markets in which to introduce its new
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
US LEC also announced that it recently won the contract to provide local
calling services for the United States Postal Service in seven Southern
states. The carrier is currently supporting 47 major distribution sites for
the United States Postal Service in locations across Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
"Customers continue to choose US LEC for reliability, value and our
'customer comes first' philosophy," said Fred Mannara, senior vice president
for US LEC. "Those same customers stay with US LEC because of our commitment
to post-sale care and support, which we think is unparalleled in our industry.
Our success in Florida and across our footprint continues to build because
customers know US LEC will deliver what we promise."
About US LEC
Based in Charlotte, NC, US LEC is a leading telecommunications carrier
providing integrated voice, data and Internet services to medium and large
businesses and enterprise organizations throughout 15 Eastern states and the
District of Columbia. US LEC services include local and long distance calling
services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, advanced data services
such as Frame Relay, Multi-Link Frame Relay and ATM, dedicated and dial-up
Internet services, managed data solutions, data center services and Web
hosting. US LEC also provides selected voice services in 25 additional states
and selected data services nationwide. For more information about US LEC,
visit http://www.uslec.com .
Except for the historical information contained herein, this report
contains forward-looking statements, subject to uncertainties and risks,
including the demand for US LEC's services, the ability of the Company to
introduce additional products, the ability of the Company to successfully
attract and retain personnel, competition in existing and potential additional
markets, uncertainties regarding its dealings with ILECs and other
telecommunications carriers and facilities providers, regulatory
uncertainties, the possibility of adverse decisions related to reciprocal
compensation and access charges owing to the Company, as well as the Company's
ability to begin operations in additional markets. These and other applicable
risks are summarized in the "Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors"
section and elsewhere in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 2003, and in subsequent reports, which are on file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
US LEC is a registered service mark of US LEC Corp. US LEC and Design (R)
is a registered service mark and trademark of US LEC Corp.
Media Contact: Investor Contact:
Jennifer Sharpe James Stawski
704-319-1135 704-319-1189
jsharpe@uslec.com jstawski@uslec.com
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