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NEW YORK - Consumers will get to experience the speed and convenience of high-speed Internet access at free Web-On-Site Internet stations powered by Verizon Online's DSL (digital subscriber line) service in public areas in Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C.
Web-On-Site provides content providers and advertisers an innovative approach to reaching offline audiences by bringing the Internet to out-of-home venues through the company's nationwide network of Internet stations. Verizon Online is providing its DSL service for the Internet stations, which are expected to be in more than 200 locations in the Baltimore/Washington and Philadelphia metro areas by year's end, including restaurants, pubs, hotels and sports arenas.
With Verizon Online DSL, Web-On-Site users will see the best the Internet has to offer at connection speeds up to 11 times faster than a 56K modem connection. The Web-On-Site Internet stations showcase content from a number of broadband-focused companies that are leveraging Verizon Online DSL to provide a more dynamic and efficient Internet experience.
"To see Verizon Online DSL is to believe it and Web-On-Site is the perfect opportunity to showcase this premier product," said Marianne Berry, vice president - marketing for Verizon Internet services. "Best yet, users who want to order Verizon Online DSL after experiencing it through Web-On-Site's public Internet stations will be able to do it right then."
The Web-On-Site stations will allow users to input their phone number to see if Verizon Online DSL is available on their phone line. If it is, they can order their service using the Web-On-Site terminal.
"The free broadband Internet content we provide through our network of Internet stations will be greatly enhanced by Verizon Online DSL," said John Shin, Chairman of Web-On-Site. "In addition, Web-On-Site's network provides Verizon Online with the opportunity to showcase the speed of DSL and market its products to out-of-home audiences through a unique branding and sampling opportunity."
Verizon Online recently dropped the price of its most popular DSL plans for consumers and businesses by 20 percent. In markets on the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, Verizon Online Personal DSL, for consumers, is now $39.95 a month and Verizon Online Personal DSL Plus, for small businesses, is $49.95 a month. And new customers can now get started for free, with a free modem offer from the company through Dec. 31. Both packages include Verizon Online Internet access and feature connection speeds up to 640 kilobits per second (Kbps) with unlimited use.
As with all Verizon Online DSL service, users can stay on as long as they want -- there's no re-dialing and no busy signals. With one click of the mouse, you're there. DSL also enables users to talk on the same line or send a fax while they're online.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. Verizon companies are the largest providers of wireline and wireless communications in the United States, with more than 100 million access line equivalents and more than 26 million wireless customers. A Fortune 10 company with more than 260,000 employees and approximately $60 billion in 1999 revenues, Verizon's global presence extends to 40 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. For more information on Verizon, visit www.verizon.com.
Web-On-Site offers broadband content providers a way to reach targeted markets in an offline environment through its nationwide network of Web stations. Web-On-Site places Web stations through exclusive host agreements with businesses in the hospitality, entertainment, and health care industries. The company's stations are completely free to the user and to the host venue, and can be found in such high profile locations as PSINet Stadium, Grand Hyatt Hotels, Madison Square Garden and LaGuardia Airport.. The company currently distributes content and advertising for a number of leading media and Internet companies including Knight Ridder New Media, FoxSports.com, and SkyMall.com. Web-On-Site (www.webonsite.net) is located in Baltimore, MD.
