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Monday March 6, 11:50 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Voicenet
Voicenet Launches National SpeedLine DSL Services; Affordable, High-Speed, Dedicated Internet Access for Homes and Businesses
IVYLAND, Pa., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Voicenet, the mid-Atlantic region's largest Internet Service Provider, today announced an agreement with Covad Communications (Nasdaq: COVD - news), the leading national broadband services provider utilizing Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology, launching SpeedLine DSL services for homes and businesses throughout the United States.
``Expanding our DSL service nationally is a key component to Voicenet's strategic development,' said Voicenet President Carmen A. DiCamillo. ``Covad's network provides instant access to more than 29 million homes and businesses.' Voicenet will offer SpeedLine DSL services in 62 of the top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), expanding to 100 MSAs by the end of 2000.
``Covad's national end-to-end broadband network, superior provisioning capabilities, and seamless ordering process enables strong, formerly regional providers like Voicenet to now easily offer their ultra-fast, affordable, and `always on' Internet connectivity to qualified customers anywhere in the country,' said Keith Markley, President and General Manager of Covad East.
``SpeedLine DSL affords an ideal dedicated connection for homes and small to mid-sized businesses,' said DiCamillo. ``SpeedLine DSL is a secure, always- on connection with the capability to connect an entire office network to the Internet at speeds up to 50 times faster than a typical Internet connection.'
Voicenet's SpeedLine Home provides residential users privacy, flexibility and reliability advantages over the services offered through cable companies. Unlike cable companies that use a shared line between neighbors, a DSL connection through Voicenet is dedicated to a single user through a point-to- point network.
Voicenet's status as a Tier One Internet Service Provider, a designation reserved to the top 1% of ISPs, provides SpeedLine DSL customers with the fastest, most direct Internet connection via Voicenet's unsaturated, ultra high-speed national network. ``Voicenet SpeedLine DSL customers realize the value of the reliability and speed of a Tier One network, in addition to the premium value-added services that an experienced ISP like Voicenet offers, added DiCamillo.
Voicenet has been offering Internet connectivity to homes and businesses in the mid-Atlantic region since 1990 and recently launched the Voicenet Internet Telephone Network, offering long distance, telephone to telephone Internet calling for as low as three cents a minute to anywhere in the continental United States, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Voicenet is currently developing technology transport high quality voice communications over DSL and its Internet Protocol (IP) network. ``Voice Over DSL/IP will revolutionize telecommunications for small to mid-sized businesses by affordably bundling voice and data communications,' said DiCamillo.
Complete SpeedLine DSL packages start at $49.95 a month. Voicenet is currently offering free installation and free equipment on selected services.
For additional information regarding SpeedLine DSL or Voicenet's complete suite of Internet services including dial-up access, dedicated leased lines, web hosting, and Internet telephony, call toll free, 888-647-4373 or visit www.voicenet.com.
About Voicenet:
Carmen A. DiCamillo founded Voicenet in 1990 when the Internet was a virtual unknown. Today, this privately held company is considered an industry pioneer, offering innovative applications and the fastest, most reliable Internet connectivity for individuals, businesses, and educational institutions. Voicenet's National Backbone is directly connected to the Internet at multiple Network Access Points. This direct connection to the Network Access Points gives Voicenet ``Tier One' status, a designation reserved for less than 1% of all Internet Service Providers. In addition to dial-up access and a full range of dedicated Internet services including DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), Voicenet offers web hosting, web design and ecommerce solutions. Voicenet is one of the first communications company to offer an Internet Telephone Network, providing telephone-to-telephone voice communications via the Internet. Launched in 1998, the Voicenet Internet Telephone Network utilized Internet Protocol (IP) to transport voice communications over the Internet, providing substantial cost savings to businesses and consumers. Further information about Voicenet is available via the Internet (www.voicenet.com) or telephone 888.647.4373.
SOURCE: Voicenet
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