thanks maz (here's the full fwiw:) Teligent and First Industrial Sign
Major Building Access Agreement
biz.yahoo.com
VIENNA, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Teligent, an integrated communications company,
today announced an agreement with First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., one of the nation's
largest, fully-integrated providers of industrial real estate, giving Teligent access to First
Industrial's portfolio of more than 1,000 major office and industrial buildings in 32 markets
nationwide.
The agreement gives Teligent the ability to provide First Industrial's tenants access to
high-quality, lower cost local, long distance, Internet and data services over Teligent's
advanced, digital SmartWave(TM) networks. Teligent will immediately target First
Industrial's portfolio of office and industrial buildings in Chicago, Denver, Phoenix,
Philadelphia and Tampa.
''This agreement enables Teligent to bring the world of e-commerce to small and
medium-sized businesses in many of the major business centers in the US,'' said Teligent's
Senior Vice President of Site Acquisition Bruce Wagner. ''For customers, this means
gaining access to Teligent's revolutionary services -- to the world of cyberspace with the
speed and savings small and mid-sized customers will need to compete.''
The properties that Teligent will initially target represent more than 15 million square feet of
office and industrial space of First Industrial's portfolio of more than 70 million square feet
of office and industrial space nationwide. Together, these buildings house more than 3,500
First Industrial customers.
Randall L. Axelson, Director of First Industrial's First Services division, said, ''The
addition of this program gives our tenants choice and breadth of services in helping support
their telecommunication service needs. Key goals in our telecom program were to provide
our customers choice of quality service providers, a wide array of state-of-the-art services
and ease to access, regardless of the size of the company. We feel we have achieved this
with Teligent, First Services new telecommunication partner.''
With its advanced SmartWave(TM) technology, Teligent offers customers in 31 markets
nationwide savings of up to 30 percent on local and Internet services. Teligent offers long
distance service at a single, low ''per minute'' price. When customers install local service,
Teligent deducts up to an additional 30 percent from the per-minute long distance price.
Prices for long distance calls within a state may vary in some states.
Teligent also offers a high-speed data service for cost-conscious customers -- SmartWave
DSL(TM). Using advanced ''digital subscriber line'' (DSL) electronics to enhance the
copper circuits inside customer buildings, Teligent's new DSL service will enable smaller
businesses to take advantage of high-speed Internet access at prices starting at $149 a month.
Initially, the service will be available in selected buildings in approximately 28 of
Teligent's 31 markets, with additional markets following later this fall.
Teligent also gives customers e*magine(SM), an interactive, Web-based business
management tool that transforms a customer's communications bill into a simple, predictable
package. Using their Internet browser, customers can access their billing and account
information anytime they choose. e*magine(SM) allows them to sort and analyze calls by
account code, originating number or other criteria -- virtually any way they like.
Teligent recently added several new features to e*magine(SM), including a call summary
that allows customers who have Teligent local service to view, sort, and download
incoming local and long distance calls. With this new capability, customers can construct a
complete picture of all incoming telephone traffic to analyze trends and track frequent
callers.
And they can download data for their own use -- every day. That means they won't have to
wait for a paper bill to arrive in the mail every month to keep abreast of their
communications activity.
Integrating advanced point-to-multipoint and point-to-point microwave radio equipment with
traditional broadband wireline technology, Teligent's SmartWave(TM) networks offer
customers the advantages of lower costs and greater flexibility. Teligent gives smaller
businesses the higher network speed and capacity up to 45 megabits per second they need to
compete.
Teligent serves its fixed wireless customers by placing small antennas, more compact than a
computer monitor, on top of their buildings. The customer building antennas send voice, data
and video signals over an ATM data platform to a nearby Teligent base station. The base
station aggregates the signals and routes them to a Teligent switch, where they are directed
to local or long distance voice networks or the Internet.
Based in Chicago, Ill., First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR - news) is one of the
nation's largest, fully integrated providers of industrial real estate, owns and operates 70
million square feet of industrial facilities and manages an additional nine million square
feet. The Company's strategy is to create shareholder value through the efficient operation of
its national franchise, which is diversified across facility type, geographic location and
customer base. First Industrial focuses on superior localized customer service and
value-added investments including development and redevelopment.
Based in Vienna, Va., Teligent, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGNT - news) is a full-service, integrated
communications company that is offering small and medium-sized business customers local,
long distance, high-speed data and dedicated Internet services over its digital
SmartWave(TM) local networks in 31 major markets. Eventually, Teligent will expand
service to major metropolitan areas throughout the United States. Teligent's offerings of
regulated services are subject to tariff approval.
For more information, visit the Teligent website at: www.teligent.com
Teligent and SmartWave are trademarks of Teligent, Inc. |
