ICG Netcom Expands Roll Out of IP Telephony Service with 70 New U.S. Cities; Company's expanded service now reaches coast-to-coast in 101 U.S. cities
November 24, 1998
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Integrated
communications provider ICG Netcom today
announced the second stage of its
aggressive launch of Internet Protocol (IP)
long distance service to 70 new cities
around the country, increasing its total
cities to 101 cities and offering a 5.9 cents
per minute rate to customers.
ICG Netcom's IP long distance service now
serves customers in 101 U.S. cities spanning
22 states, with a year-end goal of 166
cities. This second deployment marks the
first time ICG's customers can make
coast-to-coast 5.9 cent a minute calls on
the company's IP network, which will cover
approximately 90 percent of the long
distance traffic in the United States by the
end of the year.
"This expansion gives our current customers
a larger network calling area and opens the
door for new customers to experience the
benefits of IP calling for the first time," said
J. Shelby Bryan, president and CEO of ICG.
"ICG is in the business of delivering
competitive local and long distance
telephony solutions to our customers.
Through services like IP telephony, we will
continue to fulfill our customer's demands
for enhanced telecommunications services."
ICG Netcom's IP telephony offering will
enable customers to make voice and
facsimile calls. The network, which has been
available in California, Colorado and Ohio
since August, uses state-of-the-art
gateways developed by Cisco Systems.
How IPLD Works
Customers must have Internet access to
open an account and must register any
phone or fax numbers they plan to use with
the service. The account is opened with a
credit card, enabling the customer to use
the service at-will with no set-up or
minimum usage fees. ICG Netcom's IP long
distance service is priced at 5.9 cents per
minute for customers who make calls that
originate and terminate on ICG Netcom's IP
network. Calls made that terminate outside
of ICG's network will be priced at 8.9 cents
per minute. Customers can use the IP
service to access all domestic long distance
phone and facsimile numbers. International
calling capability is planned for later this
year.
The complete list of cities now in service for
IP telephony is: (Note a: Cities that were
part of the initial launch.)
o Alabama: Birmingham
o Arizona: Tucson
o California: Alameda/a, Bakersfield,
Berkeley/a, Canoga Park/a, Corona/a,
Cupertino/a, Del Mar/a, Fresno, Hayward/a,
Irvine/a, Lakewood, La Puente/a, Los
Angeles/a, Modesto, Oakland/a, Ontario/a,
Palo Alto/a, Pasadena/a, Sacramento, San
Bernardino/a, San Diego/a, San Francisco/a,
San Jose/a, San Mateo/a, Santa Barbara/a,
Santa Rosa, Stockton, Sunnyvale/a,
Thousand Oaks/a, Vallejo
o Colorado: Aurora/a, Boulder/a, Colorado
Springs/a, Englewood/a, Denver/a
o Delaware: Wilmington
o Florida: Bradenton, Clearwater, Ft.
Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pinellas Park,
Pompano Beach, St. Petersburg, Sarasota,
Tampa
o Georgia: Atlanta, Alpharetta, Buckhead,
Dunwoody, Lawrenceville, Marietta,
Norcross, Roswell, Smyrna
o Indiana: New Albany
o Iowa: Council Bluffs
o Kansas: Kansas City, Lenexa, Olathe,
Overland Park,
o Kentucky: Lexington, Louisville
o Maryland: Baltimore, Essex, Towson
o Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Bloomington
o Missouri: Chesterfield, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Webster Groves, Independence, Lee's
Summit
o Nebraska: Lincoln, Omaha
o Nevada: Reno, Sun Valley, Sparks, Carson
City, Las Vegas
o New Mexico: Albuquerque
o North Carolina: Charlotte
o Ohio: Akron/a, Cleveland/a, Columbus/a,
Dayton/a
o Tennessee: Memphis, Nashville
o Virginia: Vienna, Reston, Annandale,
Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Centreville,
Roanoke, Richmond
o Wisconsin: Milwaukee
Persons interested in signing up for the
service or gaining more information on IP
telephony can reach ICG Netcom at
iplongdistance.com or
netcom.com.
ICG Netcom is a new breed of
telecommunications company, known as an
integrated communications provider (ICP),
offering residential and business customers
one-stop voice and data solutions, including
local, long distance, high-speed Internet
and data products and services, as well as
innovative technologies such as Internet
Protocol (IP) telephony and Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL).
About ICG Netcom
ICG Netcom is the brand name for products
and services from ICG Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ICGX) and ICG's subsidiary,
NETCOM On-Line Communication Services,
Inc. The combined entity is a leading
integrated communications provider (ICP)
offering high-quality telecommunications
services. Headquartered in Englewood,
Colo., ICG has extensive switched
fiber-optic networks and offers local, long
distance and enhanced telephony and data
services in California, Colorado, the Ohio
Valley and parts of the southeastern United
States. The company provides Internet
communication solutions, connectivity and
web site hosting to individuals and to small-
and medium-sized businesses through its
subsidiary, NETCOM On-Line Communication
Services, Inc., which is located on the Web
at netcom.com. ICG information
can be located at
icgcomm.com.
Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco
Systems logo are registered trademarks of
Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other
countries. All other trademarks mentioned in
this document are the property of their
respective owners.
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