All: Gridnet news release of today. Just FYI.
Subj: GridNet International's premium service Internet, GO! designed especially for sm
Date: 96-10-10 13:54:06 EDT
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 1996--
GridNet Offers Complete Internet Access Solution Package for
Long Distance Resellers
GridNet International announced this week at the CompTel
Conference an exclusive package tailored specifically for long
distance resellers and local service providers.
This unique package offers a full range of Internet options
including GridNet's latest turnkey product offering Internet, GO! as
well as high speed dedicated access and dial-up services at speeds up
to 33.6 Kbps.
Internet, GO!, designed with small businesses in mind, offers web
site hosting, email, news feeds and 100 hours of dial up access for a
flat monthly fee of $495. Additional hours can be purchased in 100
hour increments.
"The target for Internet,GO! is the small business market which
has been desperately seeking ways to gain access and create their own
identity on the Internet without the expenses associated with
acquiring in house expertise," said O.G.Greene, president and chief
executive officer of GridNet International.
"Using our Internet access capabilities, combined with the
premium features of enhanced end user security, exceptional customer
support and flexible billing programs, long distance resellers can
differentiate themselves by providing a single source for long
distance and Internet access to both their business and residential
customers. Our support services allows the reseller to view the
network and support customers as if operating their own private
network while taking advantage of the economies of a public network
offering," continued Greene.
GridNet International, a majority owned subsidiary of WorldCom
Inc., is focused on wholesale business-to-business Internet
solutions. Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, GridNet provides a
full breadth of Internet access and network services as well as a
complete range of customer support services. Incorporated in 1995,
GridNet is providing wholesale service to companies such as UniDial
Inc, NTR-NET, OKNet, Franklin Telecom and providing Interconnecting
Internet Provider to BellAtlantic and BellSouth. For more
information, visit GridNet's web site at gridnet.com.
WorldCom, Inc. is one of the largest long distance
telecommunications companies in the United States, offering domestic
and international voice, data and video products and services to
business customers, other carriers and the residential market. The
company operates a nationwide digital fiber optic network in the
United States and has worldwide network capacity. The common shares
of WorldCom, Inc. trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market's National Market
under the symbol WCOM.
CONTACT:
Duffey Communications, Inc.
Mary Lee Bennett, 404/266-2600
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