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XO Communications: XO Communications Introduces Carrier Wavelength FLEX Program

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  Published in Science and Technology on Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 at 5:46 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-06-02 05:47:12 by Market Wire

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2009) - XO Communications (OTCBB: [ XOHO ]) today announced the availability of a new flexibility program for current and prospective customers using XO Wavelength, a service that employs dense wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) technology to provide network capacity. The forward-thinking program allows customers to pay a flat, one-time fee to make changes to their high-capacity networks, thereby helping them to respond to evolving business demands while avoiding costly early termination fees and new service initiation contracts.

With XO Carrier Wavelength FLEX, Carrier Services' customers can be assured that internal or external events impacting their data demands are met with flexible, cost-effective adjustment options. After identifying reconfiguration needs, customers simply pay a flat fee for XO to implement changes. For the fee, customers will have the ability to:

 -- Switch from one route to another; -- Add drop sites along existing routes; -- Make route changes within metro markets; -- Change the technology of their circuits (e.g., from SONET to Ethernet). 

"Our customers are under tremendous pressure to continually evaluate and adjust their assets and offerings as the demand for high-capacity bandwidth increases exponentially," said XO Carrier Services President Ernie Ortega. "By offering a preplanned, preapproved reconfiguration option, XO hopes to remove the stress that comes from trying to balance end-user needs with business financials. Doing so will not only benefit our customers, but allow us to grow with them as their needs change over time."

Using Wavelength FLEX, XO customers can meet the demands of their customer base while maintaining a low cost per megabit. The Wavelength FLEX feature applies to all connections across XO's high-capacity nationwide and metro networks, regardless of route length. The single, predictable fee covers adjustments to either portions of networks or entire networks.

XO Carrier Wavelength Services Features

XO Carrier Wavelength offers a fully managed, economical solution for point-to-point connectivity needs, providing increased network capacity to support Internet, video and multimedia streaming applications. Available without having to install additional fiber, the solution helps customers save on capital and overhead expenses while rapidly deploying increased capacity. Across 75 major metropolitan markets, XO's DWDM technology offers carrier customers:

 -- Extensive metro and national reach; -- Bandwidth options of 2.5 or 10 Gbps; -- Support for multiple protocols like ATM, Frame Relay, SONET and IP; -- Point-to-point optical connections between XO and customer points of presence, and multiple customer points of presence; -- 24 x 7 monitoring and support. 

For more information about XO Carrier Wavelength or Wavelength FLEX services, contact an XO sales representative by calling 800.474.1763, +1 303.539.7738, or +1 972.578.6496.

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 ].