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UltraNet Announces Major Infrastructure Upgrade; ISP To Bring 56 Kbps Modem Speed To All Massachusetts Customers
PR Newswire - July 07, 1997 10:07
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- UltraNet Communications, Inc.,
one of New England's largest Internet service providers and communications
companies, is initiating a complete upgrade of its transmission equipment to
make access to the Internet for its Massachusetts customers more reliable and
two to four times faster, President Geoffrey W. Schultz announced today. The
system will begin operating on July 20th.
The new infrastructure will utilize Rockwell technology to support K56Flex
modems (speeds up to 56 Kbps) and ISDN (speeds up to 128Kbps). UltraNet will
also support customers using US Robotics X2 technology. The upgrade will
allow customers to connect to the Internet at faster speeds, thereby
decreasing downloading time, and, ultimately, telephone costs and time online.
"UltraNet has always prided itself on being the first to offer its
customers the latest in Internet technology," says Schultz. "This improvement
further emphasizes our commitment to bringing our customers the very best
technology and service available."
UltraNet will now maintain a large pool of modems in a central location in
Cambridge, instead of dividing them among various cities and towns throughout
Massachusetts. Customers' local access numbers will be forwarded to this
pool, leading to greater efficiency and significantly reducing the probability
of getting a busy signal.
All of UltraNet's customers in the 617 and 508 area codes will be switched
to the improved system starting July 20; customers in the 413 area by mid-
August; and New Hampshire and Rhode Island customers by mid-September.
UltraNet currently serves about 40,000 dial-up customers and 600 high
speed clients throughout New England.
SOURCE UltraNet Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Louise McManus or Jeanne Sklarz or Julie Howe of Conover &
Company Communications, 617-237-7781
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