NorthPoint Communications and PRIMUS Telecommunications
Partner To Offer National DSL-Based Broadband Services
SAN FRANCISCO and MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthPoint Communications (Nasdaq: NPNT - news) announced today it has reached an agreement with PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: PRTL - news) to deliver NorthPoint's digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband services to business and residential customers throughout theUnited States.
PRIMUS is a facilities-based global communications company offering a portfolio of bundled domestic and international services. NorthPoint, a leading competitive local exchange carrier, employs DSL-based broadband technology to bring affordable, high-speed Internet access to small and medium-sized businesses nationwide through Internet service providers (ISP) and carrier partners. The advantages of DSL broadband technology in business environments include enhanced
performance for video conferencing, interactive distance learning, Web hosting, and multimedia applications.
''We're pleased to be partnering with PRIMUS, a company with a large existing national base of small and mid-size business customers who are among the biggest beneficiaries of DSL-based broadband services,'' said Ann Zeichner, NorthPoint's vice president of sales.
''Strategic partnerships are at the core of our growth strategy,'' said Robin Dua, vice president of PRIMUS' Internet Business Unit. ''With NorthPoint, we have expanded our DSL capabilities and our planned Internet and data service offerings in the United States for our target market of small and medium-sized businesses and other retail customers.''
PRIMUS currently offers Internet connectivity, virtual private networks (VPN), data services, frame relay and other value-added services. The agreement with NorthPoint furthers PRIMUS's Internet/data strategy and supports the company's aggressive pursuit to gain market share by offering ''one-stop'' shopping for bundled best-of-breed services, including voice, data, Internet and cellular
services.
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