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To: Moose who wrote (325)	11/22/1999 11:43:00 AM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 786

NorthPoint is First CLEC to Deliver DSL to Kansas City; High-Speed Internet Access to Flow Abundantly Through the 'City of Fountains' SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthPoint Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) and leading broadband service provider, today announced availability of its digital subscriber line (DSL) service in the Kansas City metropolitan area. For the first time, area businesses, home-based offices and telecommuters will have access to DSL service optimized for business use. NorthPoint is the first data CLEC to deliver DSL service to Kansas City and today expands its national network to 32 markets, the largest market footprint of any DSL provider. ''Kansas City is a hotbed for the communications industry and we are excited to be the first CLEC to provide DSL to the area,'' said Judy Levine, marketing general manager at NorthPoint Communications. ''NorthPoint DSL delivers the speed and the services that will help Kansas City businesses and residents herald in the brand-new age of broadband communications.'' NorthPoint DSL uses an ordinary copper telephone wire to deliver affordable Internet access at speeds up to 1.5 Mbps, more than 25 times faster than the common dial-up modem. NorthPoint's symmetric DSL (SDSL) provides two-way bandwidth that supports the full spectrum of today's ''push'' and ''pull'' enterprise applications. NorthPoint DSL supports a range of business applications including intranets, extranets, virtual private networks (VPNs), email, electronic commerce, Web hosting, and more. During the early stages of network deployment, NorthPoint DSL will be available to more than 250,000 Kansas City businesses and homes. NorthPoint will continue to extend its footprint to more subscribers through 2000. As the ''heart of the Midwest,'' Kansas City adds to NorthPoint's already expansive presence in the region. NorthPoint is available in 32 major U.S. markets, including Columbus, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis. To further its presence in Kansas, NorthPoint has also announced plans to deliver service to Wichita. NorthPoint, a wholesale service provider, has alliances with over 200 local, regional and national ISPs and other service provider partners to deliver DSL service to subscribers. Subscribers in Kansas City can obtain NorthPoint DSL from local provider Birch Telecom and national providers like Flashcom, Global Crossing, Phoenix Networks, PSN.net and Verio. Service will be available by the end of 1999. NorthPoint DSL provides fractional T-1 speeds at a fraction of the cost, delivers superior network performance, and is easier to configure than ISDN. In addition, businesses can easily migrate to higher speeds as their Internet applications grow and their bandwidth needs increase. MARCH ON! chris