WorldCom Introduces Private Label DSL Service for Large Enterprises and Internet Service Providers
WorldCom's Nationwide DSL Network Provides Seamless Connectivity for Speakeasy and ClearPath
CLINTON, Miss., June 13, 2002 - WorldCom (NASDAQ: WCOM), the leading global business data and Internet communications provider, today announced it has commercially launched Private Label DSL services for U.S businesses and Internet Service Providers. These services enable WorldCom customers to provide cost effective and reliable broadband access solutions to their customers, remote offices and end users. Speakeasy, a national broadband services company, and ClearPath, a VPN service company for small to mid-size businesses, are among WorldCom's first Private Label DSL customers.
Available in 31 major metropolitan markets, through 709 Central Offices, WorldCom's Private Label DSL gives customers bulk access to WorldCom's nationwide, facilities-based DSL network while branding the service as their own. This provides customers with cost-effective broadband access to WorldCom's award-winning global IP network, which spans six continents.
"With WorldCom's Private Label DSL solution, companies can quickly and easily expand their broadband service offerings," said Frank Grillo, senior vice president of Business Marketing for WorldCom. " WorldCom's Private Label DSL customers immediately benefit from WorldCom's nationwide DSL footprint, an end-to-end DSL solution and direct connections to the world's most expansive global IP network."
Speakeasy, which has delivered high-quality broadband services to residential and business customers in major U.S. markets since 1999, will leverage its new relationship with WorldCom to expand the company's DSL network, creating one of the largest and deepest nationwide service areas in the country. Additionally, WorldCom's renowned data capabilities and high-speed transport provide a stable backbone for Speakeasy to expand its service offerings in the future.
By utilizing WorldCom's DSL network, Speakeasy will also be able to offer its residential customers 1.5mbps/768kbps service levels. In addition to Speakeasy's premium connectivity, customers benefit from an array of differentiated and personalized features, including security, privacy, entertainment and professional services.
"The WorldCom relationship builds on Speakeasy's mission to bring an affordable, compelling Internet experience to residential and business users," said Michael Apgar, Speakeasy's CEO. "We are building a strong foundation of strategic partnerships for our existing markets as we continue to explore additional broadband opportunities."
ClearPath has been able to effectively utilize WorldCom's Private Label DSL services to ensure its customers have a cost effective connection to ClearPath's nationwide fiber optic network, which combines the power of ATM with the performance-enhancing capabilities of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology. ClearPath enables its customers to affordably distribute applications over its iVPN, a line of network-based virtual private network services targeting the small and mid-size business market.
About Speakeasy
Founded in 1994, Speakeasy is the largest privately held, national Broadband Service Provider specializing in DSL. Fusing a high performance national network, award-winning customer service, superior Internet utility and content, and a wide range of pioneering value-added services, Speakeasy delivers a comprehensive online experience that redefines the broadband frontier for both businesses and consumers. For the complete Speakeasy story, please visit http://www.speakeasy.net/inside.
About ClearPath
Founded in 2002, ClearPath offers a compelling set of Virtual Private Network (VPN) services for small- and medium-sized businesses, including iVPN, the first line of intelligent network-based VPNs. The company is dedicated to helping even the smallest business maximize the value of branch offices, partners and telecommuters through fast, reliable and secure access to enterprise-class managed services. Leveraging a powerful nationwide MPLS/ATM fiber backbone, ClearPath's iVPN facilitates the transport of data as well as the transfer of voice and multimedia applications. Led by a team of telecommunications, Internet, and technology executives, ClearPath is based in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.clearpathnet.com.
About WorldCom Group
WorldCom group (NASDAQ: WCOM) is a pre-eminent global communications provider for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries with annualised revenues exceeding $21 billion. With one of the most expansive, wholly owned IP networks in the world, WorldCom provides innovative data and Internet services for businesses to communicate in today's market. For more information, go to http://www.worldcom.com.
