XO Communications Offers Advanced Data and IP Communications Services to Charlotte Businesses
- Local Businesses Can Benefit from XO Data and IP Services and Simplified Pricing
CHARLOTTE, NC – April 7, 2008 – XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO), a leading provider of 21st century communications for businesses and communications service providers, today announced that it is now offering advanced IP-based voice and data communications services to businesses and service providers across the Charlotte metropolitan area. By expanding the reach of its 18,000-mile nationwide network and establishing points of presence locations across the metropolitan area, XO Communications is now able to offer businesses in Charlotte an affordable, local and nationwide communications alternative. “We welcome XO Communications to Charlotte,” said Bob Morgan, president of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. “The expansion into Charlotte by one of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies is a testament to the growth and opportunities in our region’s business environment.”
XO Communications is bringing to Charlotte its broad range IP-based voice and data services, including high-speed dedicated Internet access, Ethernet, and a robust portfolio of next generation IP convergence and networking services under the XO IPfolio, including XO IP Flex, XO SIP, XO One iPBX, XO MPLS IP-VPN, and XO IP Flex with VPN. In addition, XO Communications offers a unique and simplified bandwidth-based pricing for its converged IP services that simplifies how businesses in Charlotte can buy and scale communications services to support their needs.
“Charlotte is an incredibly dynamic and business-focused city that is growing at a steady and impressive rate,” said Carl Grivner, CEO of XO Communications. “With that growth comes ever-increasing demands for comprehensive IP services to meet local businesses’ demands. Moving into the Charlotte market will allow us to provide local businesses with a major nationwide alternative for communications services and foster a more competitive telecom market in the area.”
Charlotte Businesses to Benefit from Bandwidth-Based Pricing
XO Communications is the first major nationwide service provider to offer an innovative bandwidth-based pricing for converged IP services that eliminates pricing based on the number of voice lines. XO’s bandwidth-based pricing acknowledges that voice is simply another application on the IP port and offers rates based on the size of the port, not on the number of voice lines. Customers simply select an IP port speed from 1.5 to 45 Mbps, a calling plan and any additional features. Customers pay nothing for incremental lines or voice channels provisioned within the port speed they have selected with their service. This innovative and unique bandwidth-based pricing is now being offered with XO IP Flex, XO IP Flex with VPN and XO SIP.
XO in the Queen City
XO Communications has already begun to connect with local businesses with a new local marketing campaign and advertising running in the Charlotte Observer and Charlotte Business Journal. The campaign focuses on the company’s customized IP services designed to meet the needs of Charlotte businesses. The ads can be viewed at http://xo.com/golocal/charlotte/XO_Charlotte.pdf. XO Communications’ Charlotte office is located at 301 South McDowell Street, Suite 300. For more information about XO Communications services or employment opportunities in Charlotte, call (704) 333-3209 or go to http://xo.com/golocal/charlotte/.
About XO Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO), is a leading provider of 21st century communications services for businesses and communications services providers, including 50 percent of the Fortune 500 and leading cable companies, carriers, content providers, and mobile operators. Utilizing its unique and powerful nationwide IP network and extensive local metro networks and broadband wireless facilities, XO offers customers a broad range of managed voice, data and IP services in 75 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit www.xo.com.
Media Contacts:
Chad Couser/XO Communications
703-547-2746
chad.couser@xo.com
Chris Roche:
Brodeur (for XO Communications)
202-775-2675
croche@brodeur.com