Choice One Introduces High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet; Cost-Effective and Flexible High-Bandwidth Alternative Offers Clients a Scalable Internet Solution

Business Wire, August 11, 2005

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Choice One Communications is introducing High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet, a flexible alternative to more expensive high-bandwidth solutions. Choice One's High-Bandwidth product delivers high-speed Internet connectivity over multiple T1's, using inverse multiplexing over ATM technology (IMA). High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet is now available in 18 Choice One markets, and will be expanding throughout 2005.

"Choice One High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet is the most cost-effective and flexible access methodology offering of its kind," said Anne Claeys, Director of Product Development, Choice One Communications. "It combines the quality our clients need, with the value and service they can only get from Choice One."

High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet offers clients the option to purchase only the bandwidth they need, controlling costs and maximizing data transfer efficiency. "Choice One has many clients using our T1 and fractional T1 Dedicated Internet offerings and we are seeing increased demand for higher speed access products," says Chuck Mancini, Executive Vice President. "Clients are now able to purchase Dedicated Internet Access from 3 Mb to 9 Mb in 1.5 Mb increments." Unlimited static IP addresses and domain name transfer are also included with the service.

Choice One offers its High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet clients one of the most reliable data networks, delivering 99.99 percent reliability and continual monitoring 24-hours a day, seven days a week, through its Network Surveillance Center. Choice One's high-bandwidth offering delivers the capacity to support a wide range of mission-critical applications, including extranets, web hosting, video streaming, and large file transfer.

High Bandwidth Dedicated Internet is the latest addition to Choice One's comprehensive data service portfolio which includes, DSL, dynamic bandwidth and T-1 based dedicated internet access, along with Point to Point connectivity. Choice One also offers enhanced data services such as VPN, NAT, firewall, and web hosting/search engine marketing.

"The addition of High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet to Choice One's portfolio significantly expands our capabilities and allows us to meet a wide range of business needs, regardless of company size," added Mancini. "We offer customers the flexibility to choose the bandwidth that works best for them."

High-Bandwidth Dedicated Internet is backed by Choice One's comprehensive Service Level Agreement, which includes guarantees on network availability and performance, installation time, and repair interval.

Headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., Choice One Communications is a leading provider of voice and data services, including local and long distance phone service, high-speed Internet, T1 access, web hosting, design and development services to approximately 100,000 businesses in the Northeast and Midwest. For further information about Choice One, visit www.choiceonecom.com or call 1-888-832-5800.