ntermedia to Provide National Data Networking
Services for Ameritech
08:38 a.m. May 19, 1998 Eastern
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1998--Intermedia
Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ICIX) today announced a two-part
agreement with Ameritech for the mutual provisioning of national
data services. First, Intermedia and Ameritech have established a
teaming agreement which will enable them to offer jointly provided
services to customers on a nationwide basis. Second, Intermedia
will be Ameritech's vendor of choice for certain out-of-region
interLATA frame relay and ATM services.
"Businesses require the national data networking capabilities that
Intermedia provides," said David C. Ruberg, Intermedia's president,
chairman, and chief executive officer. "We have designed and built
the country's largest open network to enable Ameritech to
seamlessly extend its data services outside its operating region."
Both Ameritech's and Intermedia's networks are based on the
Ascend data switch platform. This is a critical element of
Ameritech's end-to-end service offering. "This teaming agreement
builds upon our joint support to meet our customers' needs," added
James F. Geiger, Intermedia's senior vice president of Sales and
Marketing. "Over the past few years, we established multiple
network interconnection points with Ameritech in order to serve
national customers. With Intermedia acting as the provider of its
interLATA frame relay and ATM services, Ameritech will be able
to offer a single point of contact for customer service and a single
monthly bill. While Ameritech and their customers benefit from this
new simplicity, we gain the revenues that accompany increased
traffic on our industry-leading network."
Through this teaming agreement, Intermedia will benefit from
significant sales opportunities in Ameritech's five-state region,
which includes Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana.
The agreement will also increase terminating traffic on Intermedia's
network and increase Ameritech's ability to support its customers'
needs nationally.
In addition, Ameritech will be licensed to use ViewSPAN(sm),
Intermedia's advanced network monitoring and service platform, in
their network operations centers. ViewSPAN(sm) provides
Intermedia and its partners with end-to-end network performance
monitoring in real time. About Intermedia Communications
Intermedia Communications is one of the nation's fastest growing
telecommunications companies, providing integrated
telecommunications solutions to business and government
customers. These solutions include voice and data, local and long
distance, and advanced network access services in major US
markets. Intermedia Communications' enhanced data portfolio,
including frame relay networking, ATM, and a full range of
business Internet connectivity and web hosting services, offers
seamless end-to-end service virtually anywhere in the world.
Intermedia Communications is headquartered in Tampa, Florida,
with sales offices in 81 cities. Intermedia Communications is on the
World Wide Web at intermedia.com. |
