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To: limtex who wrote (10485)	3/3/1999 9:01:00 AM
From: Mazman	Respond to of 12468

WinStar Launches Local Telephone Service in Miami MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1999-- "The New Phone Company(TM)" Opens Doors in Miami and Offers Businesses a Choice in Local Phone Service at Significant Savings Over the Bells WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. (NASDAQ:WCII), The New Phone Company(TM), today announced that it has begun offering its broadband Wireless Fiber(SM) telecommunications services to businesses in Miami. Customers will immediately be able to take advantage of WinStar's national telecommunications network, which provides superior technology, personal attention and customer service at savings of up to 30 percent over Bell South. WinStar brings a complete range of communications tools to Miami businesses including local phone service, long distance, data, high-speed Internet and information services. WinStar's national network utilizes high-frequency radio waves that are as reliable as underground fiber cable and much less expensive to deploy. In addition to savings, WinStar customers receive a high level of personal attention that is unmatched in the telecommunications industry. When a customer needs assistance they can speak with a Customer Satisfaction Service Center representative about their account 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "We are excited to offer Miami businesses WinStar's integrated range of high-quality telecommunications services that improve efficiency, reduce costs and provide a level of personal attention never seen from a phone company before," says John Tompkins, vice president and general manager, WinStar Miami. "Miami is an important market to us because it is a crossroads for businesses around the globe as well as a domestic economic center," says William J. Rouhana, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The addition of the Miami market to the WinStar network strengthens our leadership position both in the U.S. and internationally and furthers our ability to deliver low-cost, next generation communications and information applications to business customers around the world." The 1996 Telecommunications Act made competitive local phone service a possibility and WinStar quickly began loosening the Bell companies' grip on the business market. WinStar is the largest holder of high frequency bandwidth in the U.S. and currently offers its services in 30 major cities across the country. WinStar recently entered into a $2 billion strategic relationship with Lucent Technologies to expand the buildout of its broadband network to 110 cities worldwide. The Lucent relationship propels WinStar to the leadership position among independent telecommunications companies because it gives the company the flexibility and resources to build the world's first end-to-end broadband network.