Intermedia Communications Brings Internet DSL Service to Los Angeles
Business Customers Can Now Have Access to Always On, No Busy Signal, High Speed Internet Access
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000-- Intermedia Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ICIX - news) rolled out DSL service today in Los Angeles. The company now provides DSL service to eight cities, including Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and San Francisco.
By expanding its DSL availability, Intermedia will offer more businesses the tools they need to fully leverage the Internet. International Data Corporation (IDC), a leading IT industry analyst firm, forecasts that small business DSL lines will increase from 60,000 in 1999 to 2.5 million in 2003.
``Intermedia continues it leadership in service and technology innovation in bringing leading edge solutions to business customers. Our DSL offerings provide a cost effective, high bandwidth `on-ramp' to our `express-lane' IP network,' said Dick Marchant, Intermedia's senior vice president of engineering. Recently Boardwatch magazine ranked Intermedia as the No. 1 Internet backbone provider.
Intermedia's Internet DSL offers small to mid-sized business customers a high-speed, affordable and dedicated connection to the Internet. This symmetrical DSL solution provides equal bandwidth upstream and downstream -- up to 36 times faster than a 28.8 Kbps modem.
Intermedia's DSL offering includes qualification of the local loop; pre-configured, installed and supported premise equipment; on-site testing of the service; domain name registration; newsfeeds; and constant Network Operations Center monitoring of the customer's connection every 5 minutes.
Customers also have the option of bundling Intermedia's application solutions with their DSL service. These applications include Messenger Mail, Web Hosting and e-commerce solutions and provide an even more convenient and cost-effective solutions. Messenger Mail provides customers with a turnkey e-mail infrastructure service eliminating the need to create an in-house system, saving customers money and IT resources. Customers can choose from four plans of Web Hosting services that best suit them depending on their storage and email requirements. Intermedia also offers three e-commerce plans with valuable services such as shopping cart and on-line credit card processing so customers can streamline order fulfillment operations and expand market research.
The company plans to launch service in 11 additional cities before July 1, bringing the total markets served to 18.
About Intermedia Communications
Intermedia Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ICIX - news) is one of the nation's fastest growing communications companies and is focused on the next generation of integrated, data-centric solutions for business customers. Intermedia's unique perspective on the dynamic business communications marketplace allows it to tailor a suite of voice, data, Internet and advanced network services to the individual needs of more than 90,000 business customers.
Intermedia's enhanced data portfolio includes the densest frame relay network available, optical networking, a full range of business Internet connectivity and Web hosting services; it offers seamless end-to-end service virtually anywhere in the world. Intermedia is headquartered in Tampa, Fla. and can be found at www.intermedia.com.
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