IP: Fwd: Re: Yahoo - ICG Netcom Rolls Out IP Telephony Serv

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>From: taylorj@cisco.com
>To: Clark
>Date: 28 Aug 1998 10:00:56 CST
>Subject: Re: Yahoo - ICG Netcom Rolls Out IP Telephony Serv
>
>
>ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRED)--Aug. 26, 1998-- Strengthening its
>role as the nation's leading integrated communications provider (ICP),
>ICG Netcom today launched its Internet Protocol (IP) Long Distance
>service in 31 cities around the country, offering a 5.9 cents per minute
>rate to customers.
>
>
>ICG Netcom's launch of IP Long Distance (IPLD) service marks the first
>stage in a phased rollout of the company's new IP Telephony service,
>which will include 166 cities by the end of 1998 -- covering
>approximately 90 percent of the long distance traffic in the United
>States. This deployment will establish ICG Netcom as the largest IP
>Telephony provider by the end of the year. Persons interested in signing
>up for the service or gaining more information on IP Telephony can reach
>ICG Netcom at <<http://www.icgcomm.com>www.icgcomm.com or
><<http://www.netcom.com/offer/ipld>www.netcom.com/offer/ipld.
>
>
>``With IP Telephony, we hold the future of long distance in our hands,''
>said J. Shelby Bryan, president and CEO of ICG. ``The convergence of
>voice and data has forever changed the landscape of telecommunications,
>both from a cost and voice quality perspective, and ICG Netcom is leading
>the industry in IP Telephony. For our customers, IP Telephony is a
>reality. The future is now.''
>
>
>ICG's acquisition of NETCOM On-Line Communication Services (Netcom), one
>of the nation's largest Internet Service Providers (ISP), has enabled it
>to lead the industry in offering high-quality IP telephony and data
>services.
>
>
>The new IP Telephony offering will enable customers to make voice and
>facsimile calls. The network, which was tested in San Jose, Denver and
>Irvine, uses state-of-the-art gateways developed by Cisco Systems that
>produce the highest quality voice transmissions in the industry today.
>
>
>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.
>
>
>Cities included in today's launch are:
>
><paraindent><param>left</param>* Colorado -- Aurora, Boulder, Colorado
>Springs, Denver and Englewood
>
>* California -- Alameda, Berkeley, Canoga Park, Corona, Cupertino, Del
>Mar, Hayward, Irvine, La Puente, Los Angeles, Oakland, Ontario, Palo
>Alto, Pasadena, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San
>Mateo, Santa Rosa, Sunnyvale and Thousand Oaks
>
>* Ohio Valley -- Akron, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton
>
></paraindent>
>
>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:<<http://quote.yahoo.com/q?s=icgx&d=t>ICGX -
><</n/i/icgx.html>news) 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
><<http://www.netcom.com>http://www.netcom.com. ICG information can be
>located at <<http://www.icgcomm.com>http://www.icgcomm.com.
>
>
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