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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (1634)	7/22/1998 10:54:00 AM
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Concentric Extends High Speed DSL To Southern California July 22, 1998 CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., Newsbytes via NewsEdge Corporation : Concentric Network Corp. [NASDAQ:CNCX] has announced it isnow offering DSL (digital subscriber line) services in the greater Los Angeles metro area. The rollout in LA follows on from the launch of the ConcentricDSL service in the San Francisco Bay area in November of last year, Newsbytes notes. The company says it is now in the process of expanding its DSL coverage to most of Southern California, allowing small to medium-sized businesses and "power " home users to have high speed access to the Internet. ConcentricDSL service packages are available in speeds ranging from 144 kilobits per second (Kbps) to 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) at prices starting as low as $149 a month, including all circuit and Internet charges. According to company officials, Concentric has interconnection agreements with NorthPoint Communications, a data competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) based in San Francisco, and other circuit providers, allowing the firm to offer Internet and intranet access using DSL local loops throughout greater Los Angeles. Concentric says it also offers a single monthly price, so the customer's monthly cost will be the same regardless of which local exchange carrier (LEC) is used to supply the DSL circuit. To simplify billing even further, in most cases Concentric will provide the customer with a single monthly bill for both the DSL circuit and the Internet access charge. Michael Malaga, NorthPoint's president, said that the company is rapidly expanding its footprint to deliver DSL technology to growing businesses nationwide. "After a successful rollout in Northern California, NorthPoint and Concentric are teaming up again to serve the Los Angeles marketplace with high quality, cost effective service offerings." Concentric's Web site is at concentric.net . NorthPoint's Web site is at northpoint.com . Reported by Newsbytes News Network, newsbytes.com . (19989721/Press Contact: Katie Greene, Concentric Network 408-342- 2885; Reader Contact: Concentric 888-493-6236/WIRES TELECOM, BUSINESS/) <<Newsbytes -- 07-21-98>> [Copyright 1998, NewsBytes]