US
LEC Offers Additional Scalability with New Data and
Internet Products [June 28, 2004]
CHARLOTTE,
N.C., Jun 28, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/
-- US LEC Corp. (CLEC), a super-regional telecommunications
carrier providing integrated voice, data and Internet
services to businesses and enterprise organizations
throughout the Eastern United States, continues to grow
its data product suite with the introduction of Burstable
Dedicated Internet and Multi- Link FAST Pipe, two new
products designed to meet the rapidly-changing communications
requirements of mid-to-large sized businesses.
Customers with occasional high capacity
DS3 and OC3 needs can now take advantage of US LEC's
new Burstable Dedicated Internet product. This service
provides significant flexibility by accommodating a
customer's Internet bandwidth needs at peak times when
Internet traffic "bursts," while only requiring
the purchase of a smaller, committed bandwidth amount
for normal Internet usage. US LEC bills customers for
any traffic "bursts" at the 95th percentile,
and will even make the customer aware of any unusually
heavy traffic patterns.
Multi-Link FAST Pipe(SM) applies the
same technology to Internet service that is utilized
by Multi-Link Frame Relay, which US LEC announced last
year. By incrementally linking multiple DS1 lines, customers
eliminate the need to purchase larger costly DS3 facilities
to increase capacity. By allowing Internet traffic to
travel over multiple facilities as though they were
a single line, information can be transported more quickly
and inexpensively. In addition to the convenience of
growing their network step by step without large increases
in cost, customers benefit from improved network survivability
and reliability as the temporary failure of one DS1
line will not affect the others in the bundle.
"Burstable Dedicated Internet and
Multi-Link FAST Pipe are two of the latest products
in US LEC's roll-out of flexible services which allow
customers to access incremental bandwidth as they need
it to meet their own requirements," said Jeff Blackey,
senior vice president of marketing and business development
for US LEC. "Customers can now purchase higher
speeds and greater bandwidth at more affordable rates.
It's another example of how US LEC is customizing products
to meet and exceed our customers' expectations for quality,
and another reason US LEC continues to be the premier
communications choice for businesses."
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, 2002, 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.
CONTACT: Media, Jennifer Sharpe, +1-704-319-1135,
or jsharpe@uslec.com, or Investors, James Stawski, +1-704-319-1189,
or jstawski@uslec.com, both of US LEC Corp.
SOURCE US LEC Corp.
Media, Jennifer Sharpe, +1-704-319-1135,
or jsharpe@uslec.com,
or Investors, James Stawski, +1-704-319-1189, or jstawski@uslec.com,
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