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Iformata choses Level 3

December 17, 2008

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Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Iformata, LLC, a telepresence and video conferencing solutions provider.

As Iformata’s primary provider of IP services, Level 3 will deliver that company’s high-bandwidth traffic via Internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN) across its fully integrated multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) platform.  [click to read the rest…]

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) and Digium®, the Asterisk® Company, today announced that Digium’s Switchvox® IP PBX has been certified to work with XO’s award-winning Session Initiation Protocol trunking solution, XO SIP. The certification will streamline the adoption of XO SIP by users of the award-winning Switchvox telephony system and offer them a cost-effective and efficient way to connect to the public phone network without having to rely on traditional land lines. [click to read the rest…]

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Covad Communications Company, a leading national provider of voice and data communications, today announced it has certified IP PBXs from TalkSwitch, Grandstream, Vertical and Epygi for its new Covad Integrated Access service.
IP PBXs certified by Covad include:

  • TalkSwitch IP PBX equipped for VoIP (models 244/248vs, 284/288vs, 484/488vs and 844/848vs)
  • Grandstream GXE502X ALL-IN-ONE IPPBX
  • Vertical Xcelerator IP
  • Epygi Quadro 2x and Quadro 4x IP PBX

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Level 3 cuts 450 jobs

December 9, 2008

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Level 3 Communications has announced that they will be reducing their workforce by 450 people in North America, which is about 8 percent of their workforce.

The reduction will take place before the end of December 2008 and will result in a restructuring charge of approximately $12 million to $15 million in the fourth quarter 2008. The reductions are being made across multiple levels in the organization and multiple locations in North America only.

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AireSpring announced the release of their new long distance product, “AireSpring LD.” Available over a comprehensive nationwide footprint, AireSpring LD targets medium to enterprise class businesses looking to leverage next generation voice over IP and lower their phone costs without replacing their existing phone equipment. The AireSpring LD product brings two T-1s worth of capacity – 48 lines of traffic – over a single circuit to a company’s phone system. As a result, companies can save up to 50% on their monthly recurring charges. Additionally, the product is designed to handle the heavy call traffic associated with call centers and companies with high intensity calling patterns.

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