XO Communications Selected as a PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program
HERNDON, VA & PHOENIX – September 23, 2008 – PHONE+ magazine, a resource for the telecommunications indirect sales channel, announced that XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO), has been selected as a Top 50 Channel Program. The results of this contest will be published in the magazine’s 2008 Channel Program Guide special issue, due out October 15, 2008.
PHONE+ is very proud to honor XO Communications and the Top 50 Channel Program winners. XO Communications was selected among hundreds of companies who submitted their channel program details in hopes of being recognized as a Top 50 Channel Program. Voted on by more than 1,000 indirect sales partners, the winners represent communications suppliers – carriers, resellers, master agents and manufacturers – who provide their agents with that extra something – extra attention, rapid quotes, sales training or special promotions – that makes agents want to do business with them.
“PHONE+ is honored to recognize these standouts. Their support for the indirect channel in the telecom industry are much appreciated and lauded,” said Mike Saxby, group publisher for PHONE+.
In addition to recognizing the Top 50 Channel Programs, the PHONE+ Channel Program Guide special issue features the Top 15 Channel Managers. For more information, visit www.phoneplusmag.com.
“We’re very pleased to be recognized once again as among the best in the industry by our Business Partners,” said Tom Gorey, director of XO Communications’ Business Partner Program. “At XO, we strive to be the best service provider for the partner community through our innovative services, quality nationwide network, best-in-class support and incentive programs.”
The XO Business Partner Program offers partners a national XO partner team, installation guarantees, marketing and sales tools, and a highly competitive commission structure based on pay-for-performance, offering partners a combination of commissions paid on installation, monthly revenue and the potential for an annual performance bonus based on total annual sales. For more information about the XO Business Partner Program, go to www.xo.com/partners.
About XO Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO), is a leading nationwide provider of advanced communications services and solutions for businesses, enterprises, government, carriers and service providers. Its customers include more than half of the Fortune 500, in addition to leading cable companies, carriers, content providers and mobile network operators. Utilizing its unique combination of high-capacity nationwide and metro networks and broadband wireless capabilities, XO offers customers a broad range of managed voice, data and IP services with proven performance, scalability and value in more than 75 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit www.xo.com.
About PHONE+
PHONE+ magazine is the country’s leading publication for communication distribution channels. For more than two decades, PHONE+ has been the undisputed leader in providing news and analysis to alternate distribution channels serving the communications industry. It is the unrivaled resource for resellers, aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services and associated CPE, applications and professional services.
PHONE+ includes a monthly print publication, a Web resource (www.phoneplusmag.com), a weekly newsletter, as well as special issues such as the Channel Program Guide.
PHONE+ also hosts the Channel Partners Conference & Expo, the industry’s only event exclusively for the channel. The spring conference is set for March 1-3, 2009, at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.channelpartnersconference.com.
Media Contacts:
Buffy Jones, Managing Editor
Virgo Publishing LLC
T: +1 480 990 1101, ext. 1043
Chad Couser/XO Communications
703-547-2746
chad.couser@xo.com
