HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.
(OTC: ITCD.OB), a leading provider of integrated communications services to
customers in the southeastern United States, today announced that its network
upgrade is ahead of schedule with the completion of its Infinera DTN optical
network systems deployment. The DTN deployment extends Deltacom's high
capacity GigE, 2.5Gbps and 10Gbps wavelength services availability to a number
of new markets across the Southeast.
GigE, 2.5Gbps and 10Gbps wavelength services are now available in the
following new markets: Wilsonville and Mobile, AL; Savannah, Augusta and two
additional carrier hotels in Atlanta, GA; Lake City, Jacksonville, Daytona
Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Ocala, Archer and Pensacola, FL; Columbia and
Greenville, SC; and Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, NC. Deltacom expects to
complete the deployment of additional SONET equipment and to build out a
number of metro markets by mid-year 2009.
"We were able to complete the DTN deployment a month earlier than
originally planned," said Tony Tomae, Deltacom's Executive Vice President of
Sales and Marketing. "This rapid system deployment is a great indicator of the
speed and scalability in which we can deliver GigE and Wavelength services to
our Interstate FiberNet carrier customers and to our multi-site business
customers across the Southeast."
ABOUT ITC^DELTACOM, INC.
ITC^DeltaCom, Inc., headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, provides,
through its operating subsidiaries, integrated telecommunications and
technology services to businesses and consumers in the southeastern United
States. ITC^DeltaCom has a fiber optic network spanning approximately 15,800
route miles, including more than 11,800 route miles of owned fiber, and offers
a comprehensive suite of voice and data communications services, including
local, long distance, broadband data communications, Internet connectivity,
and customer premise equipment to end-user customers. ITC^DeltaCom is one of
the largest competitive telecommunications providers in its primary
eight-state region. For more information about ITC^DeltaCom, visit
ITC^DeltaCom's web site at http://www.deltacom.com.
Investor Contact: Media Contact:
Richard E. Fish Lisa Powell
Chief Financial Officer Director, Marketing
256-382-3827 256-382-5976
richard.fish@deltacom.com lisa.powell@deltacom.com
SOURCE ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.