Flashcom Teams With Bell Atlantic to Broaden High- Speed Internet Access Service Areas in Northeast
WESTMINSTER, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1999--
Digital Subscriber Lines are 100 Times Faster Than Dialup and
Start At Only $49.95 a Month
Flashcom, the premier national Digital Services Provider (DSP), Sunday announced a strategic alliance with Bell Atlantic to provide high-speed Internet access service to several northeast cities.
Initial service areas include Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Northern New Jersey, New York, Boston and Baltimore.
The partnership agreement between Flashcom and Bell Atlantic significantly extends Flashcom's high-speed Internet access coverage area in the northeast. With this partnership, Flashcom now has the ability to service more than 8 million households in 1999 and 16 million residences in this region by the end of 2000.
"We are proud to announce and enter into this agreement with Bell Atlantic. Flashcom's mission is to offer the fastest, most reliable, proven communications technologies at price points that make sense to businesses and consumers. This agreement with Bell Atlantic positions us to accomplish our mission due to Bell Atlantic's extensive coverage area and communications expertise," said Brad Sachs, president and CEO of Flashcom.
Flashcom is the nation's largest DSL exclusive supplier and the only company currently providing service to thousands of businesses and power users in Northern and Southern California, Massachusetts, Washington, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, New Hampshire, Maryland, Virginia, Texas and Washington, D.C.
At its top speed, Flashcom's high-speed Internet access (DSL) service is up to 100 times faster than dial-up modem connections and more than 25 times faster than ISDN. And, unlike dial-up services, there is no wait to connect and no busy signals. Once installed, the high-speed connection is always on and available. Unlike existing high bandwidth transport technologies, DSL is a flat-rate service with no usage or mileage charges.
Superior to cable modems which operate in a shared environment, Flashcom's DSL offers a secure connection that is perfect for banking, day stock trading and e-commerce services. DSL is also well suited for high bandwidth applications such as Video on demand, Multimedia applications, Wide Area Networks, Voice over IP (VoIP), or Web Site Hosting.
Flashcom provides its DSL service nationwide with a superior Digital Network that was designed exclusively for DSL and is unique in its ability to provide private, secure connections between sites without using the Internet.
"Flashcom offers a proven ability to implement and support a high-quality ADSL service to both commercial and residential users," said Rick Benson, corporate manager-ISP Sales, Bell Atlantic. "This experience has provided Flashcom the ability to deliver their customers a turnkey value-added DSL solution."
"By focusing exclusively on DSL technology, our customers are assured of the finest high-speed experience, knowledge and support available -- including a variety of DSL solutions," stated Sachs.
"Power users and small businesses now have a cost-effective solution for high-speed connectivity. With our prices starting at only $49.95 a month for our service, current users of multiple dial-up accounts, ISDN, Frame Relay or T1 circuits, can save hundreds to thousands of dollars per month." |
