We aim to be a rapidly growing broadband internet service provider of business-to-business network, voice, video and data communications, and on-net application/information technology services in Europe. Our strategy is to become one of the first providers of pervasive broadband internet access and on-net business solutions on a pan-European basis to small and medium size businesses. We are building what we believe will be a premier business-to-business broadband internet service in Europe, including: - an end-to-end broadband infrastructure from the source of applications, content and other traffic to the desktop of a business customer, - a pervasive access network using wireless local loop, digital subscriber lines, or DSL, and fiber to provide wide coverage of business customers across Europe, - an extensive, high-capacity optical, internet protocol, fiber backbone for the transport of inter-city traffic, - "solution hotels" available for a range of internet service providers, content providers, application service providers and other providers to connect to the network and a strategy of bundling chosen solutions for end-users, - a set of differentiated products with a focus on data and internet services, - a fully integrated customer relationship management capability across all services, - a wide set of distribution channels including indirect and direct channels, and - a strong local presence across a range of European markets. We refer to our broadband internet platform and the symbiotic interactions among us, providers of content and applications and users of those services as our EUROPEAN BROADBAND INTERNET ECOSYSTEM. Morgan Stanley is set to be the lead underwriter of this offering. |