LMCI Launches Business Class DSL Services in Florida and Texas
PR Newswire - August 11, 1999 09:17
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- LMCI Communications (OTC Bulletin Board: LMKI) announced today the availability of its ZipDSL(TM) services in Florida and Texas to be delivered through Covad Communications (Nasdaq: COVD), increasing the number of areas that LMCI offers DSL service to 21 regions. Customers within the Miami, Austin, Houston, Dallas and Ft. Worth metropolitan areas can now order LMCI's high speed businessclass Internet, data, video and voice services. Additionally, national corporate customers will have these areas available to them for connecting their remote satellite offices and telecommuters through LMCI's Real Private Network(SM) (RPN) or Virtual Private Network (VPN) services. The ZipDSL(TM) launch is accompanied by the availability of physical co-location facilities within LMCI's Dallas, Houston and Miami gateway locations for companies that need to place their network servers directly onto the Internet backbone.
"We plan to aggressively market and deliver our revolutionary ZipDSL(TM) products and services throughout North America in each market that Covad Communications enters," said William Kettle, Chairman and CEO of LMCI. "We believe and have demonstrated that our business-class DSL services perform second to none, and our market share is growing as a result."
ZipDSL(TM) service is available in speeds ranging from 144kb/s to 1.5Mb/s, with prices starting as low as $149.50 monthly including a 100MB web and FTP site, 500 E-mail accounts, 254 internal IP numbers, and expert 24x7 technical support, to provide a truly professional Internet presence.
LMCI ZipDSL(TM) Service is currently available in 21 regions, encompassing 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. These areas include the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Sacramento, New York, Boston, Washington D.C. Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Diego, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Denver, Portland, Raleigh/Durham, Austin, Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Miami metropolitan areas.
LMCI's Real Private Network(SM) (RPN) service incorporates the speed, security and versatility of DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) technology with the wide geographical coverage of several national networks. By combining multiple connectivity options within a homogenous, managed network, business customers that do not yet have DSL available in their area can now take advantage of LMCI's RPN services through dedicated OC-n, T3, T1, ATM, frame relay, ISDN and dialup connectivity services. LMCI offers this service in over 500 cities throughout North America, and can accommodate users with as few as two locations to enterprises with thousands of satellite offices. Additionally, LMCI offers RPN services to companies that require telecommuters to work from home by integrating DSL, ISDN and modem dialup services into a completely private connection to their internal corporate data infrastructure.
About LMCI Communications
LMCI Communications delivers broadband communications solutions including high-speed Internet access, data, voice and video services over a revolutionary national IP network to a wide spectrum of business customers. Additionally, LMCI offers application development, network integration and systems management services to businesses worldwide. Through strategic alliances and cost-effective network planning, LMCI provides unparalleled performance and service.
More information regarding LMCI Communications may be found at their website (http://www.lmci.net) or by sending e-mail to info@lmci.net. For sales or marketing inquiries, please send email to sales@lmci.net. For investor relations, please send e-mail to investor@lmci.net or contact William Kettle at 949-475-4500.
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release may be considered forward-looking statements that could be subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. These include uncertainties in the market, competition, legal, success of marketing efforts and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
SOURCE LMCI Communications
/CONTACT: William Kettle of LMCI Communications, 949-475-4500/
/Web site: lmci.net
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