US LEC Launches Nationwide Dedicated Internet
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Expands Internet access availability across the United States
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US LEC Corp. (NASDAQ:CLEC), a full-service provider of IP, data and voice solutions to businesses and enterprise organizations throughout the Eastern United States, today announced the launch of its nationwide dedicated Internet service that delivers advanced data and dedicated Internet solutions across the United States.
"A major focus for US LEC continues to center around developing solutions that benefit our customers' existing and ever-expanding locations," said Jeff Blackey, US LEC senior vice president of marketing and business development. "US LEC now has the capability to answer our customers' current and future Internet demands with nationwide T-1 service."
US LEC's nationwide dedicated Internet service offers several benefits to businesses. First, customers can purchase Internet access from one vendor, improving operational and cost efficiencies. In addition, businesses benefit from utilizing US LEC's dedicated customer account teams as the single point of contact for all service, support and billing issues. US LEC also provides businesses with free access to PowerVIEW(SM), US LEC's customer portal through which customers can view or download additional, customized billing data and usage reports for individual locations or the entire business, providing a clearer picture of a company's communications services.
"The addition of nationwide dedicated Internet service allows US LEC to serve an important portion of its customer base -- businesses with multiple locations who use the Internet as the backbone of their operations," Blackey said. "Nationwide dedicated Internet will allow US LEC to serve these customers better, providing them with the flexibility to get everything they need from one provider with experience delivering national services."
The addition of nationwide dedicated Internet adds to the company's existing national product suite that includes frame relay, ATM, data backup and recovery, data center services, Web hosting, audio conferencing, Web- enhanced audio conferencing, E-mail Defense(SM), e-mail spooling, managed router, PowerSUITE(SM), managed firewall/VPN, DSL, dial-up Internet access, MegaPOP(SM) wholesale dial up and VoIP and VoiceEclipse(SM) retail VoIP.
About US LEC
Based in Charlotte, N.C., US LEC is a full-service provider of IP, data and voice solutions to medium and large businesses and enterprise organizations throughout 16 Eastern states and the District of Columbia. US LEC offers advanced, IP-based, data and voice services such as MPLS VPN and Ethernet, as well as comprehensive Dynamic T(SM) VoIP-enabled services and features. The company also offers local and long distance services and data services such as frame relay, Multi-Link Frame Relay and ATM. US LEC provides a broad array of complementary services, including conferencing, data backup and recovery, data center services and Web hosting, as well as managed firewall and router services for advanced data networking. US LEC also offers selected voice services in 27 additional states and provides enhanced data services, dedicated Internet services and MegaPOP® (local dial-up Internet access for ISPs) nationwide. For more information about US LEC, visit uslec.com.
US LEC is a registered service mark of US LEC Corp. US LEC and Design® is a registered service mark and trademark of US LEC Corp. StarNet(TM) and MegaPOP® are service marks of US LEC Corp.
Media Contact, Marisa Puthoff, Edelman Public Relations, 404-262-3000, marisa.puthoff@edelman.com
Corporate Contact, Brian Crenshaw, APR, US LEC, 704-319-1942, bcrenshaw@uslec.com
Investor Contact, James Stawski, US LEC, 704-319-1189, jstawski@uslec.com
Source: US LEC Corp.
CONTACT: Media, Marisa Puthoff of Edelman Public Relations,
+1-404-262-3000, or marisa.puthoff@edelman.com; or Corporate, Brian Crenshaw,
APR, +1-704-319-1942, or bcrenshaw@uslec.com, or Investors, James Stawski,
+1-704-319-1189, or jstawski@uslec.com, both of US LEC
Web site: http://uslec.com/
