XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it is expanding its international network services capabilities to include European IP/MPLS IP-VPN nodes, plus access to 48 countries throughout Europe, Asia/Pacific, North America, and South America as well as the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Once complete, the expansion will enable XO Communications to offer its enterprise and carrier customers Dedicated Internet Access, Ethernet, MPLS IP-VPN and Private Line services to more locations around the world.

By expanding its international services capabilities to better address the needs of its growing base of customers with both domestic and international operations, XO Communications can provide even broader global network coverage for a wide range of connectivity and wide area network solutions across the globe. In addition to Europe, XO Communication’s international network capabilities will also include global MPLS connectivity, and increasing subsea cable landing station/international gateways in the U.S.

“This global expansion of our network services capabilities will enable us to deliver seamless international connectivity and wide area network solutions for our customers,” said Randy Nicklas, chief technology officer at XO Communications. “As more enterprise and carrier customers look to XO Communications to connect both their domestic and international operations, we will be able to offer broader coverage to connect their operations so their employees and customers will have seamless access to applications and information globally.”

XO Communications’ international network services capabilities are available in Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Americas, with plans for continued expansion.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced an expansion of its metro network coverage across Phoenix. The initiative demonstrates XO Communications’ strategy to expand its presence in existing XO markets in order to serve more enterprise customers with its award-winning IP-based communications and managed network solutions and exceptional customer experience.

By expanding the reach of its 19,000-mile nationwide network and establishing additional points of presence across the Phoenix metropolitan area, XO Communications is now able to serve thousands of new businesses and offer them a more competitive alternative for their local and nationwide communications and networking needs. The expansion increases XO Communications’ reach across the eastern metropolitan area of Phoenix in Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa, adds more than 130 route miles to the XO network, and provides direct access to 200 additional buildings. In addition, XO Communications has also deployed Ethernet over copper technology more broadly across its network in Phoenix in order to offer more businesses scalable, high-speed Ethernet access over last mile copper.

“We are very excited about expanding our network coverage in the area to serve even more businesses,” said David Paul, general manager for the Phoenix markets at XO Communications. “With our extensive network reach, broad portfolio of services and multiple network access options of fiber, broadband wireless and Ethernet over copper, XO Communications is uniquely positioned as a leading competitive alternative for businesses’ communications and network needs.”

XO Communications offers businesses and large enterprises a superior customer experience and solutions built around their unique needs including:

• Advanced VoIP and SIP trunking solutions that simplify, streamline and reduce the costs of managing and enabling next generation communications applications across the enterprise;
• High-speed Internet access, network and data center connectivity solutions to deliver mission-critical data, information and network traffic between locations and data centers at speeds up to 40 Gbps;
• Application-aware wide area network solutions to securely connect multiple locations and support a broad range of voice, video, data and applications using MPLS IP-VPN or Ethernet VPLS services;
• Network redundancy and business continuity solutions to help ensure the integrity, performance and security of mission-critical applications, information and networks.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO)  has surpassed one million VoIP customer employee end users, reaching a major milestone in the business VoIP services market.

Mike Toplisek, chief marketing officer for XO Business Services, XO Communications:

“Through our continuous innovation and voice over IP services leadership, XO Communications enables more businesses to simplify, streamline and reduce the complexity of managing communications and networks across their operations. With nearly 30,000 VoIP customers and more than one million end users, XO Communications has established itself as the business VoIP services market leader.”

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) has expanded its Ethernet over Copper (EoC) network by more than 30 percent, increasing the company’s coverage in 39 existing markets and launching availability in Charlotte, N.C., Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y. This growth is due to XO Communications’ recent deployment of new EoC-enabled local service offices (LSOs), bringing its count to more than 400 LSOs across the U.S.

XO Communications’ increased EoC network footprint further demonstrates the company’s commitment to providing its enterprise and carrier customers with a high-bandwidth connectivity solution that circumvents the cost and availability challenges of fiber. While fewer than 5 percent of all businesses in the U.S. are connected via fiber (New Paradigm Resources Group, 2010), the XO EoC network alone reaches more than 1 million businesses. In fact, the XO EoC network footprint far exceeds the coverage of even the largest Ethernet service providers, many of which are limited to their fiber networks and reach only a few thousand buildings. In addition, by bonding copper pairs, XO Communications enables customers to scale their delivered bandwidth in cost-effective increments from 3 Mbps up to 20 Mbps.

The expanded EoC network further affords carrier customers looking for viable local loop alternatives – a search driven by the recently announced ILEC special-access rate increases – the ability to transition to more scalable and cost-effective Ethernet technology. Rather than adding additional T1 lines – and, as a result, dramatically increasing network costs – carriers can now incrementally increase their capacity as customer demand for bandwidth grows.

This growing customer demand is also significant in light of the recent FCC report (FCC Sixth Broadband Deployment Report, July 2010) that determined T-1 (1.5 Mbps) is no longer considered broadband service, and therefore insufficiently meets the bandwidth needs of customers in the U.S. With the broadband standard now defined as 4 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream, EoC-based services provide carriers with the speed and reliability required for using today’s bandwidth-intensive broadband applications and services.

“The business case for EoC technology is stronger than ever. This solution addresses our enterprise customers’ needs for more access bandwidth to sophisticated services by combining the advantages of Ethernet with the reach of copper lines, which now touch a majority of U.S. businesses,” said Randy Nicklas, Chief Technology Officer at XO Communications. “Beyond these benefits for business customers, our carrier customers can leverage EoC to meet multiple business objectives – from entering new markets and attracting new customers to selling higher-value services into their existing client base.”

Nicklas expects carrier response to this expansion will be positive, especially as many service providers continue to seek more cost-effective alternatives to special-access services. “With market dynamics constantly fluctuating and special-access rates on the rise, EoC continues to be a stable and reliable option,” he added.

“Our team continues to identify and invest in new ways to remain at the forefront of the Carrier Ethernet market, and the telecommunications industry as a whole, by offering accessibility, flexibility and premium service – be it in the form of continued network expansions, service guarantees or cutting edge services,” said Nicklas.

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XO Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced its second quarter 2010 financial and operational results.Adjusted EBITDA was $40.5 million in the second quarter of 2010, an increase of $3.4 million compared to the year-ago period. Net loss in the second quarter of 2010 was $1.2 million, a decrease of 80% compared to the net loss of $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2009.

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2010 was $383.6 million, a decrease of $2.0 million, or 1%, compared to the year-ago period. This decrease primarily resulted from targeted price increases within XO’s wholesale long-distance services, which were implemented to improve margins on selected routes.

The company continues to closely monitor and react to the impact of macro-economic conditions on our industry and customers. “While we, like other wireline telecommunications services providers, continue to face short term challenges, we remain bullish on the long term potential for the company,” said Carl Grivner, chief executive officer of XO Communications.

Financial Results
($ in millions) Q2 2010 Q1 2010 Q2 2009
——– ——– ——–
Revenue $ 383.6 $ 369.5 $ 385.6
——– ——– ——–
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 40.5 $ 30.6 $ 37.1
——– ——– ——–
Adjusted EBITDA % (2) 11% 8% 10%
——– ——– ——–
Net Loss $ (1.2) $ (16.6) $ (6.0)
——– ——– ——–
Preferred Stock Accretion $ (17.7) $ (20.2) $ (19.9)
——– ——– ——–
Net Loss Allocable to Common Shareholders $ (18.9) $ (36.8) $ (25.9)
——– ——– ——–
Capital Expenditures $ 57.6 $ 64.2 $ 51.4
——– ——– ——–
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measure. See the footnote
discussion accompanying the financial statements.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA % is adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. See the
footnote discussion accompanying the financial statements.

Revenue
In the second quarter of 2010, XO’s Broadband offerings generated $220.0 million in revenue, an increase of $24.6 million, or 13%, from the year-ago period. This increase resulted from the continued growth in XO’s diverse broadband offerings, such as IP-VPN, IP Flex, Ethernet and Dedicated Internet Access services.
The revenue growth in XO’s Broadband services is partially offset by the year-over-year decrease in Integrated/Voice and Legacy TDM services. Revenue for Integrated/Voice Services during the second quarter of 2010 was $56.8 million, a decrease of $17.7 million, or 24%, compared to the year ago period. This category is inclusive of XO’s wholesale long distance offering, Carrier Long Distance Termination (CLDT), which declined $4.2 million compared to the year-ago period. This decline was the result of aforementioned targeted price increases implemented to improve margins on selected routes.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan, a global market research and growth consulting firm, as the leading VoIP and SIP trunking services provider and capturing the largest market share among service providers by delivering superior customer satisfaction and value.

Frost & Sullivan has conferred on XO Communications the 2010 North American Competitive Strategy Leadership Award in the VoIP access and SIP trunking services market. In addition, Frost & Sullivan recently published a report naming XO Communications as the leading VoIP Access and SIP trunking provider in terms of enterprise VoIP end users.

“XO Communications is committed to providing VoIP solutions that deliver real value to customers,” said Mike Toplisek, chief marketing officer for XO Business Services at XO Communications. “Our VoIP services portfolio helps businesses and large enterprises simplify the management of their communications and implement new IP-based technologies that allow them to increase productivity while reducing costs. Taken together, we are able to offer customers a superior service and experience.”

“XO Communications has aggressively pursued the VoIP market opportunity for several years now, targeting diverse customer segments and their unique needs. Its turnkey managed services are designed to be future-proof, as the company has time and again demonstrated it can anticipate evolving market trends and tailor its products to address emerging business demands,” said Elka Popova, program director, Unified Communications and Collaboration, Frost & Sullivan.

VoIP and SIP Trunking Services Award
The Frost & Sullivan award recognizes XO Communications for its strong customer and revenue growth in the VoIP and SIP trunking services market, robust services portfolio, and commitment to innovation, superior service and value. Specifically, the award highlighted that XO Communications consistently offers VoIP, SIP trunking and managed services that leverage the latest technology and service models and meet the needs of small business customers who look for streamlined products at a lower cost and large businesses that focus on scalable, robust and versatile solutions. In addition, the award noted the XO® brand is associated with high service levels, stringent provisioning standards and excellent value for money.

VoIP Access and SIP Trunking Services Market Leadership
The Frost & Sullivan award recognized XO Communications as the leader in the VoIP access and SIP trunking services market, with 22.2 percent of the market, attributing the company’s strong growth and impressive performance to new customer additions and an ever-expanding network footprint in key business regions. In addition, Frost & Sullivan, in its “North American VoIP Access and SIP Trunking Services Market” study published in April, also named XO Communications as having the largest share of the market in terms of corporate end users.

XO Communications is an industry innovator and leader in providing advanced IP-based communications solutions for businesses and large enterprises. The company’s portfolio of award-winning VoIP and SIP trunking services includes XO® IP Flex, XO® IP Flex with VPN, XO® Anywhere, XO® iPBX, XO® SIP and XO® Enterprise SIP.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced the promotion of Barbara Polk to senior vice president of human resources, effective immediately. A seasoned professional, Polk brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources management and strategic consulting for both for-profit and non-profit organizations.

In her new role, Polk is responsible for leading the company’s human resources strategy and working with XO’s senior management team to ensure that all human resources programs align with the company’s overarching business goals. This entails developing and implementing a wide range of human resources programs and functions for XO’s employees nationwide, including employee relations, education, management systems, recruiting, compensation and benefits. Polk will report directly to Carl Grivner, chief executive officer of XO.

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“With our national reach and dynamic employee base, it’s vital that all of our human resources programs and policies make XO a positive, rewarding and engaging place to work,” said Grivner. “In

Barbara, we have a proven leader with the skill set and knowledge in place to ensure that one of XO’s greatest assets, our employees, is consistently nurtured and developed as a result of a solid human resources strategy.”

Previously, Polk served as vice president of human resources at XO, where she directed all corporate and regional human resources management and operations, including training, employee communications, human resources management systems and workforce planning. Prior to joining XO, she led the human resources department and strategy at Reading is Fundamental, Inc., the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit children’s literacy organization. Polk also brings a depth of industry experience, having worked with leading organizations such as Suburban Hospital Healthcare System, MCI Communications, American Gas Association and Revlon, Inc.

A graduate of Rutgers University, Polk has a Bachelor’s degree in political science. She’s also working towards her Master’s degree in human resources management from the University of Maryland.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced an expansion of its metro network presence in the Seattle metropolitan market. The initiative demonstrates XO Communications’ strategy to expand its presence in existing XO markets in order to serve more enterprise customers with its award-winning IP-based communications and managed network solutions and exceptional customer experience.

By expanding the reach of its 19,000-mile nationwide network and establishing additional points of presence across the Seattle market, XO Communications is now able to serve thousands of new businesses and offer them a more competitive alternative for their local and nationwide communications and networking needs. The expansion increases XO Communications’ reach across the northern suburbs of Seattle in Everett, Kirkland and Bothell and adds to the company’s already extensive Seattle network presence where its metro fiber network spans 200 route miles.

“At a time when many service providers are closing markets or scaling back operations, XO Communications is further expanding its network reach to serve more businesses,” said Mitzi Sachs, general manager of the Seattle market for XO Communications. “We have seen increased demand for our services from multi-locations businesses in areas adjacent to our markets and have opted for a smart growth strategy through network expansion.”

XO Communications offers businesses and large enterprises a superior customer experience and solutions built around their unique needs that enable them to:

• Connect all of their locations seamlessly regardless of size or location with a broad range of cost-effective and scalable high performance networking services;
• Improve communications between offices, customers and partners with next generation IP voice and unified communications solutions that help increase efficiency and productivity;
• Simplify and get better control with managed solutions that allow them to dedicate more resources on their core business operations;
• Ensure the integrity, performance and security of mission-critical applications, information and networks with business continuity, managed security and private data networking solutions; and
• Optimize business performance with managed network solutions that accelerate the speed of mission critical applications and networks.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced it is now offering Carrier Ethernet access to its extensive nationwide Ethernet infrastructure (reaching nearly four million buildings) via its new service connectivity with CENX, operator of the world’s first Carrier Ethernet exchange. Connecting with CENX enables the global Carrier Ethernet community connectivity at bandwidths from 3 Mbps to 10 Gbps to locations served by XO.

Carrier Ethernet connection to and from XO Communications’ large footprint is now seamless and simple with CENX’s connection and integration services. XO Communications Ethernet services are offered with demanding SLAs and granular bandwidth options in more than 75 metropolitan cities and to the vast footprint where XO delivers last-mile Ethernet over copper. Reaching XO-served locations operating at speeds as low as 3 Mbps opens up large numbers of new economical business service opportunities to customers connected via the CENX exchange.

“Connecting to the growing number of Ethernet service providers via CENX simplifies complex service level interactions and allows us to leverage our continuing investment in Ethernet services.” said XO’s Don MacNeil, vice president of XO Carrier Services Operations. “Key factors in our decision to work with CENX were its expertise, standardized approach to service alignment and service assurance.”

“We are very excited to establish this very important connection with XO, which enables significant revenue and cost-savings opportunities for both XO Communications and all of our Carrier Ethernet Exchange members,” said Nan Chen, CENX co-founder and CEO. “CENX’s Carrier Ethernet exchanges are the world’s first operational service-level interconnects. By leveraging several unique technical innovations and our years of Ethernet expertise, CENX exchanges address the key operational and business challenges faced by our customers.”

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it has expanded its carrier-grade broadband wireless coverage across the Washington, DC region with the deployment of a new wireless hub in the Tysons Corner area of Northern Virginia. The expansion gives businesses a robust alternative for high-speed network services and provides an ideal solution for companies in need of an additional level of network redundancy and business continuity.

As the nation’s largest holder of Local Mulitpoint Distribution System (LMDS) spectrum with licenses in 80 metropolitan markets across the United States, XO Communications leverages this wireless technology to extend the reach of its 19,000-mile nationwide fiber network. From wireless hubs deployed on its fiber network, XO Communications can connect customer locations directly to its network via high-speed point-to-point wireless links at speeds from 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps to deliver a number of services including VoIP, Ethernet, MPLS IP-VPN and private line services as well as network redundancy and business continuity solutions.

XO Communications’ broadband wireless coverage spans the greater Washington, DC region, across all of Washington, DC and suburbs of Northern Virginia and Maryland. With multiple wireless hubs deployed across the region, XO Communications can deliver voice and data services via broadband wireless links to businesses as far west as Dulles International Airport, as far east as Lanham, Maryland, as far north as Rockville and Beltsville, Maryland and as far south as Mount Vernon, Virginia.

XO Delivers Network Redundancy
XO Communications’ new wireless hub in the Tysons Corner area of Northern Virginia is specifically designed to provide businesses with an additional level of network redundancy in the event of network outages caused by natural events such as extreme weather, fiber cuts due to large construction projects, or other uncontrollable circumstances.

“XO’s expanded broadband wireless capabilities opens the door to a wider world of options for high-speed network access for businesses across the region that do not have fiber access at their locations or lack a wide range of alternatives providers,” said Billy Becker, general manager of the Washington, DC market for XO Communications. “This expansion is part of our continuing focus to provide businesses with innovative high-speed network services.”

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XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced its 2009 fourth quarter and full year financial and operational results, reporting yearover- year growth in adjusted EBITDA and net income. Total revenue for 2009 was $1.5 billion, an increase of $43.7 million, or 3.0%, compared to 2008. Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) increased 38.7% to $152.6 million for the full year 2009, compared to $110.0 million for 2008. Loss from operations for 2009 was $47.2 million, compared to $84.8 million in 2008. The company recognized a net income of $21.8 million in 2009, compared to a net loss of $75.3 million in 2008. Net income (loss) included net investment gains of $60.0 million and $19.2 million for 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $375.8 million, an increase of $0.6 million, or 0.2%, compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $43.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to $34.4 million in the same period last year. Loss from operations for the fourth quarter 2009 was $13.1 million, compared to $18.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the fourth quarter 2009 was $13.3 million compared to $21.5 million for the year-ago period. Fourth quarter net income for 2009 and 2008 was impacted by $25.7 million and $30.5 million in net investment gains, respectively.

“In 2009, XO continued to deliver high quality broadband services to businesses and carriers throughout the United States and, as a result, we have seen strong revenue growth, particularly within our core services offerings,” said Carl Grivner, Chief Executive Officer of XO Holdings. “In the year ahead, we’ll continue to execute upon our business strategy and remain focused on advancing high-growth sectors of our business.”
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results ($ in millions)

Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008 2009 2008
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Revenue $ 375.8 $ 382.0 $ 375.2 $ 1,521.3 $ 1,477.6
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 43.3 $ 44.1 $ 34.4 $ 152.6 $ 110.0
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Adjusted EBITDA % (2) 11.5% 11.5% 9.2% 10.0% 7.4%
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Net Income (Loss) $ 13.3 $ 19.0 $ 21.5 $ 21.8 $ (75.3)
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Capital Expenditures $ 50.1 $ 57.2 $ 42.0 $ 199.0 $ 217.0
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measure. See the footnote
discussion accompanying the financial statements.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA % is adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. See the
footnote discussion accompanying the financial statements.
Core Services
Revenues derived from core broadband services such as high-speed Internet access, Ethernet,
IP, private line and wavelength services continued to grow steadily throughout the year, but
were partially offset by the planned and anticipated decline in XO’s Legacy/TDM services. In the
fourth quarter of 2009, broadband services generated $209.8 million in revenue, up 16.6%
compared to the same period last year. For the full year 2009, broadband services generated
$798.4 million in revenue, up 19.0% from 2008 and represents 52.5% of total revenue for 2009,
compared to 45.4% of total revenue for 2008.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Service Revenue
% Change
————
Q4
2009-
Q4 2009-
($ in millions) Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008 2009 2008 2008 2008
——- ——- ——- ——— ——— —– —–
Core Broadband(1) $ 209.8 $ 199.9 $ 180.0 $ 798.4 $ 670.6 16.6% 19.0%
——- ——- ——- ——— ——— —– —–
Core Integrated
Voice $ 59.2 $ 69.2 $ 71.7 $ 271.8 $ 317.4 -17.4% -14.4%
——- ——- ——- ——— ——— —– —–
Core Total $ 269.0 $ 269.1 $ 251.7 $ 1,070.2 $ 988.0 6.9% 8.3%
——- ——- ——- ——— ——— —– —–
Legacy TDM
Services $ 106.8 $ 112.9 $ 123.5 $ 451.1 $ 489.6 -13.5% 7.9%
——- ——- ——- ——— ——— —– —–
Total Revenue $ 375.8 $ 382.0 $ 375.2 $ 1,521.3 $ 1,477.6 0.2% 3.0%
——- ——- ——- ——— ——— —– —–
(1) Formerly reported as “Core Data and IP Services”
Fourth Quarter Network and Operations Highlights
Throughout 2009, XO continued to execute upon its strategy of providing best-in-class
broadband products and services to mid-sized businesses, large enterprises and wholesale
customers throughout the United States. Specific to the fourth quarter of 2009, it successfully
grew its product portfolio, expanded its network footprint, reached new customers and garnered
recognition from some of the industry’s leading organizations and publications.
Most notably, XO’s Business Services division launched its XO Enterprise SIP offering. This new
product gives multi-location businesses the flexibility and scalability to transform their distributed
voice network architecture into a more centralized and cost-effective VoIP solution. During the
fourth quarter of 2009, XO Business Services also expanded its network footprint to include the
Inland Empire region of southern California. As the second largest metropolitan area in southern
California, the Inland Empire comprises thousands of businesses and more than four million
people, making the area ripe with opportunity for XO Business Services.
XO Carrier Services continued to elevate its profile as a tier 1 internet provider of wholesale
broadband services to ISPs and carriers. One notable Carrier customer win from the fourth
quarter of 2009 included Star View, a supplier of business-ready IP communications solutions.
Star View selected XO Carrier Service to provide Dedicated Internet Access and Ethernet over
Copper transport services. As a result, Star View is well positioned to offer its customers highspeed,
high-capacity VoIP services at competitive prices.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, XO was also recognized by leading technology organizations
for its product innovation and information technology (IT) leadership. XO’s Chief Information
Officer, Robert Geller, was named one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for deploying
innovative IT solutions that help XO achieve its strategic business objectives. XO also received
the New Paradigm Resource Group’s (NPRG) Communications Innovation Award in the “Most
Innovative Virtualized Services” category. Specifically, the research firm recognized XO for its
leadership in the convergence of software and network infrastructure services and virtualized
solutions offerings, including its Software-as-a-Service multi-modal mass notification service, XO
Connect.
Corporate Highlights
On July 9, 2009, XO redeemed 304,314 shares of Class A preferred stock from entities
unaffiliated with the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (“The Chairman”) at an
aggregate purchase price of approximately $18.4 million. On January 15, 2010, XO redeemed all
remaining 599,137 shares of Class A preferred stock held by entities unaffiliated with the
Chairman at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $41.4 million. ACF Holding is the
record holder of the remaining 3,096,549 shares of Class A preferred stock (the “ACF Holding
Shares”). XO is required to redeem any outstanding ACF Holding Shares for cash at an aggregate
liquidation preference of up to $217.4 million at a date no later than April 15, 2010.
XO’s primary capital needs are to finance the cost of operations, to acquire capital assets in
support of the Company’s operations, to fund the redemption of the Class A preferred stock and
to take advantage of opportunities to enhance the Company’s competitive position. XO believes
that to remain competitive with much larger telecom and cable companies, significant additional
capital expenditures will be required to enhance and operate the Company’s fiber network. In
order to maintain XO’s competitive position, the Company intends to raise additional capital and
continue to explore various alternatives to obtain additional capital. XO continues to believe that
these alternatives should not include an issuance of high yield debt because such an issuance
would be deleterious to XOH for the following reasons: 1) the high cost of such debt will
negatively affect the Company’s ability to compete in the current highly competitive
telecommunications environment; and 2) the burdensome restrictive covenants associated with
such debt would impair XO’s ability to pursue potential strategic investments and to take
advantage of other opportunities which may be necessary for the Company to compete in such
environment. In addition, XO believes that certain opportunities exist today in the highly
competitive telecommunications industry that may not recur such as, but not limited to, the
acquisition of other CLECs. For all the above reasons, XO intends to raise additional capital and
continues to explore various alternatives to obtain additional capital in the near future.
About XO Holdings
XOH is a leading provider of 21st century communications services for businesses and
communications services providers, including 50 percent of the Fortune 500 and leading cable
companies, carriers, content providers and mobile operators. Utilizing its unique and powerful
nationwide IP network, extensive local metro networks and broadband wireless facilities, XOH
offers customers a broad range of managed voice, data and IP services in 85 metropolitan
markets across the United States. For more information, visit www.xo.com.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking
statements” (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that
involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include those describing our ability to execute
upon our business strategy, remain focused on advancing high-growth sectors of our business,
pursue growth and acquisition opportunities and generate funds from operations or from future
financing sufficient to fund our business plan and repay our scheduled obligations. Management
cautions the reader that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject
to a number of both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results,
performance, and/or achievements of XO Holdings, Inc. may differ materially from the future
results, performance, and/or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements as a result of a number of factors. Other factors to consider also include the risk
factors described from time to time in the reports filed by XO Holdings, Inc. with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. XO Holdings, Inc. undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law.
This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations between the
non-GAAP financial measures and the GAAP financial measures are available below in the
accompanying financial statements.
Accompanying financial statements located at http://www.xo.com/about/Pages/investor.aspx
XO HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
———————— ————————
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
———————— ————————
2009 2008 2009 2008
———– ———– ———– ———–
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenue $ 375,839 $ 375,166 $ 1,521,288 $ 1,477,610
Cost of service
(exclusive of
depreciation and
amortization) 212,698 218,901 879,979 871,445
Selling, general and
administrative 120,009 122,085 489,427 497,616
Depreciation and
amortization 50,551 48,713 180,144 189,228
Impairment of LMDS
Licenses – - 8,282 -
Loss on disposal of
assets 5,699 4,171 10,688 4,134
———– ———– ———– ———–
Total costs and
expenses 388,957 393,870 1,568,520 1,562,423
———– ———– ———– ———–
Loss from operations (13,118) (18,704) (47,232) (84,813)
Investment gain, net 25,695 30,489 59,986 19,187
Interest income
(expense), net 521 4,680 10,276 (13,924)
Other income – 2 – 257
———– ———– ———– ———–
Net income (loss)
before income taxes 13,098 16,467 23,030 (79,293)
Income tax benefit
(expense) 167 4,995 (1,195) 4,012
———– ———– ———– ———–
Net income (loss) 13,265 21,462 21,835 (75,281)
Preferred stock
accretion (20,318) (19,316) (79,642) (41,794)
———– ———– ———– ———–
Net income (loss)
allocable to common
shareholders $ (7,053) $ 2,146 $ (57,807) $ (117,075)
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Net income (loss)
allocable to common
shareholders per
common share, basic
and diluted $ (0.04) $ 0.01 $ (0.32) $ (0.64)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average
shares, basic and
diluted 182,075 182,075 182,075 182,075
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Total adjusted EBITDA $ 43,267 $ 34,439 $ 152,565 $ 109,994
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XO HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
————————
December 31,
————————
2009 2008
———– ———–
Cash and cash equivalents $ 363,159 $ 256,747
Marketable and other securities 1,320 117,148
Accounts receivable, net 153,745 152,622
Other current assets 29,248 41,200
Property and equipment, net 749,930 724,404
Broadband wireless licenses and other
intangibles, net 45,233 53,515
Other assets, net 67,123 30,348
———– ———–
Total assets $ 1,409,758 $ 1,375,984
=========== ===========
Accounts payable and other current liabilities $ 297,799 $ 314,903
Other long-term liabilities 125,731 84,930
Class A convertible preferred stock 255,011 259,948
Class B convertible preferred stock 614,912 573,795
Class C perpetual preferred stock 223,958 200,877
Total stockholders’ deficit (107,653) (58,469)
———– ———–
Total liabilities, preferred stock and
stockholders’ deficit $ 1,409,758 $ 1,375,984
=========== ===========
XO HOLDINGS, INC.
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA
(Dollars in thousands)
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Three Months Ended ——————–
——————————- Twelve Months Ended
December September December December 31,
31, 30, 31, ——————–
2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Net income (loss)
before income taxes $ 13,098 $ 19,584 $ 16,467 $ 23,030 $ (79,293)
Depreciation and
amortization 50,551 43,288 48,713 180,144 189,228
Loss on disposal of
assets 5,699 912 4,171 10,688 4,134
Impairment of LMDS
licenses – - – 8,282 -
Investment gain, net (25,695) (16,271) (30,489) (59,986) (19,187)
Interest (income)
expense, net (521) (3,556) (4,680) (10,276) 13,924
Other income – - (2) – (257)
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
EBITDA 43,132 43,957 34,180 151,882 108,549
Stock-based
compensation 135 128 259 683 1,445
——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Adjusted EBITDA $ 43,267 $ 44,085 $ 34,439 $ 152,565 $ 109,994
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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced the availability of 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) network services in all major metropolitan markets the company serves across the United States. The new capabilities are designed to meet growing demand for ultra high-bandwidth and low latency network connectivity by enterprise and wholesale customers.

Today, large enterprises and service providers are increasingly looking for more cost-effective, higher speed network connectivity options to manage larger volumes of network traffic and achieve ultra-low latency for applications running across their networks. Companies such as large financial institutions and financial trading firms require network connectivity at the fastest speeds possible in order to receive market data, analyze the data and then place an order in a matter of milliseconds. For wireless service providers, they will continue to need higher-bandwidth connections in order to cost-effectively manage the significant growth of mobile network traffic resulting from 3G and new 4G wireless data applications.

The new XO 40 Gbps network offerings provide the broadest nationwide availability and bring all the operational and performance benefits customers need in order to manage more bandwidth more cost-effectively. The new capabilities include:

* 40 Gbps Wavelength services: Allow customers to use a single 40 Gbps link for ultra high-bandwidth network connections between two locations and provides operational benefits of managing one link instead of purchasing multiple 10 Gbps links.
* 40 Gbps IP Transit services: Allow customers to aggregate large volumes of Internet traffic over a single connection and not have to manage multiple dedicated Internet access circuits.

“We are continually investing in our network to offer customers the highest levels of capacity, speed and performance they require today and be prepared for their network needs of tomorrow,” said Randy Nicklas, chief technology officer at XO Communications. “These new high-speed, low latency network offerings enable customers with mission-critical applications to achieve their strategic business objectives to increase revenue in the most cost-effective manner possible.”

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Multi-location businesses can now simplify, streamline and achieve better cost savings for their networks with a new enterprise-class, multi-site SIP trunking solution unveiled today by XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO). XO Enterprise SIP is a powerful communications solution that gives customers the flexibility and scalability to transform their distributed voice network architecture to a more centralized and cost-effective VoIP solution.

“Businesses are looking to eliminate unnecessary capital expenses and reduce operating costs related to managing voice services and equipment at each location across their enterprise, and XO Enterprise SIP solves these issues with the simplicity and bottom line benefits they are seeking,” said Vince Margiotta, vice president of product marketing at XO Communications. “XO Enterprise SIP eliminates the inefficiencies of legacy voice services in a managed IP network environment. Control is centralized, complexity is reduced, and the inherent flexibility of IP can extend new features and capabilities when and where they are needed.”

XO Enterprise SIP enables customers to leverage the power of a centralized IP-PBX in one or a few primary locations and deliver VoIP services to other branch locations across their existing wide area network (WAN) or using the XO MPLS IP-VPN solution. This eliminates the need for costly local voice trunks, equipment and maintenance costs at each location and centralizes local calling capacity through a single SIP-based connection at one or more primary locations.

Companies also benefit from the ability to dynamically share voice trunk capacity across their enterprise network and burst above their purchased capacity when necessary. XO Enterprise SIP enables customers to configure communications capacity across their entire network and provide each location on-demand access to unused trunk capacity from other locations when it is needed. This dynamic capability helps companies achieve maximum efficiency and reduce the number of local voice trunks required across their enterprise network.

The features of XO Enterprise SIP offer businesses a number of benefits including:

• Lower Total Cost of Ownership by using a single or fewer IP-PBXs to support all locations;
• Reduced Operating Costs by not having to maintain costly PRI facilities or local voice trunks at each location, and eliminating the operating expense of managing separate voice and data networks;
• Greater Flexibility by allowing locations to burst above their normal call capacity and sharing idle voice trunk capacity from other locations across the enterprise;
• Increased Efficiency in network management through simplified and converged network operations, significantly less effort to connect new locations to the public switched telephone network;
• Business Continuity with redundant Enterprise SIP connections and the ability to automatically re-route calls to alternate locations;
• Extensive Nationwide Availability of XO VoIP services in all 50 states and more than 2,700 cities.

“Today’s enterprises face a range of issues when managing voice services across their distributed networks, including the costs of supporting multiple communications systems, achieving the greatest cost-savings for local and long distance calling, and supporting the unpredictable call capacity needs of every location across their enterprise network,” said Rebecca Swensen, Analyst at IDC, covering IP Communications Services. “Solutions such as these help multi-location businesses overcome these challenges by enabling them to centralize their IP-PBX in a few primary locations, provide VoIP services to locations, and dynamically share unused voice trunk capacity across the enterprise.”

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) and NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. (NEC), a leading communications solutions integrator, today announced that NEC’s UNIVERGE® SV8100 and UX5000 communication platforms have been certified to work with XO’s award-winning Session Initiation Protocol trunking solution, XO SIP.

Today, more than 15,000 businesses and more than 600,000 customer employees benefit from VoIP services offered by XO through its portfolio of converged IP services, which includes XO SIP. Launched in the spring of 2008, the UNIVERGE® SV8100 and UX5000 communications servers have experienced wide adoption and deployment by NEC’s broad network of authorized dealers and their customers. The certification confirms that the NEC SV8100 and UX5000 communications servers and XO SIP work seamlessly together, providing businesses with confidence when using their powerful, feature-rich NEC systems with XO SIP to support locations nationwide.

“We’re excited to work closely with NEC Unified Solutions and be able to certify its UNIVERGE SV8100 and UX5000 communication platforms,” said Eric Hyman, director of managed services at XO Communications. “With the interoperability of XO SIP and these NEC’s communications systems, businesses can more easily deploy and manage an end-to-end IP communications solution that leverages NEC’s robust, feature-rich and scalable systems coupled with the nationwide reach, pricing simplicity and performance of the XO SIP service.”

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”As SMBs nationwide look to curb operating costs in today’s economy, they should consider the powerful combination of XO SIP and NEC’s UNIVERGE SV8100 and UX5000 communications servers,” said Jay Krauser, general manager of core solutions and engineering, NEC. “We believe that together NEC and XO provide a clear migration path and business case for existing NEC customers, as well as a cost-effective replacement option for non-NEC users with strong return-on-investment potential.”

XO SIP

XO SIP is a fully integrated solution designed to support the needs of businesses with the most demanding voice and data applications at single or multiple locations. XO SIP uses Session Initiation Protocol signaling and a native IP-based facility to manage all traffic between a customer’s IP-PBX system, the XO IP network, and the Public Switched Telephone Network. The service provides greater efficiencies by eliminating the need for businesses to maintain multiple access facilities for voice and data services and eliminates the need for bandwidth-consuming protocol conversions. XO SIP includes a broad range of bandwidth options to maintain optimal network performance and offers the following features:

• Dedicated Internet access with dynamic bandwidth allocation
• Unlimited local calling
• Unlimited site-to-site calling for multi-location customers with IP Flex, IP Flex with VPN and XO SIP locations
• Long distance calling with choice of calling plans
• Optional Voice Compression
• Online Feature Management through the XO Business Center

NEC UNIVERGE® SV8100 and UX5000

NEC’s award-winning UNIVERGE SV8100 Communications Server is an ideal IP telephony solution for SMBs that wish to compete and grow their businesses over time. This robust, feature-rich server-based solution supports voice, video and wireless communications, is completely scalable and can be deployed in both branch and remote offices.

The UNIVERGE UX5000 is a comprehensive integrated solution for smaller businesses designed to meet the unique challenges of both business telephony applications and VoIP. This top-performance system supports pure peer-to-peer IP telephony connectivity and advanced networking.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) announced today that it is the recipient of the 2009 U.S. Emerging Company of the Year award in the MPLS/IP VPN Services Market category by Frost & Sullivan, a leading research and consulting firm.

The award commends XO Communications for its early and strategic investment in Ethernet over Copper technologies. XO Communications’ investment in this technology, which began several years ago, today enables the company to offer the broadest range of Ethernet access to support the wider delivery of advanced networking solutions such as MPLS IP-VPN to businesses and carrier customers across the United States.

Frost & Sullivan presents the Emerging Company Award each year to the company that has emerged as a significant participant within its industry, along with exhibiting outstanding management, market growth and customer service. Honorees are selected via predetermined criteria, interviews with customers and suppliers, secondary research and an analysis of the company’s overall efforts. The annual Emerging Company Award is part of Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practice Awards, which recognize technology excellence and leadership in a wide range of categories.

“Frost & Sullivan believes XO is positioned to emerge as a significant competitor in the U.S. MPLS/IP VPN space,” said Roopa Shree H, senior industry analyst, Frost & Sullivan. “XO’s strategic decision to invest early on in Ethernet over Copper offerings, which today enables XO to offer the broadest range of Ethernet access to MPLS/IP VPN, will significantly contribute to MPLS/IP VPN demand in the market.”

With deployments in 75 major metropolitan markets, XO Communications has the industry’s largest deployment of Ethernet over Copper technology. This past April, XO Communications enhanced its Ethernet solutions portfolio even further by offering an expanded range of incremental Ethernet access speeds from 3 Mbps to 10 Gbps for its Dedicated Internet Access, Ethernet Private Line and MPLS IP-VPN services.

“This recognition by Frost & Sullivan reinforces XO Communications’ dedication to offering businesses and carriers a wide range of Ethernet solutions that increase productivity and extend service options,” said Vince Margiotta, vice president of product marketing at XO Communications. “With the ability to serve customers via fiber or last mile copper, Ethernet is an excellent alternative to traditional access methods, and XO is committed to providing the latest and most innovative solutions to its customers.”

XO MPLS IP-VPN

XO MPLS IP-VPN offers businesses and large enterprises a secure, intelligent and managed network to connect offices, customers and partners and converge a wide range of voice, video and data applications over a single IP network infrastructure. XO MPLS IP-VPN provides a wide range of access options to connect locations and flexible Classes of Services to prioritize Internet, intranet, extranet, voice, video and mission-critical business applications – all over a single, high performance application-aware IP network.

Key benefits of XO MPLS IP-VPN include:

* Nationwide Coverage – Broad coverage with service availability in 75 metropolitan markets across the United States.
* Flexible and Scalable Network Architecture – MPLS-based network architecture provides any-to-any connectivity among all sites and automatically sets up pathways to new sites.
* Broad Range of Access Options – Customers can utilize the service with Dedicated Internet Access at speeds from T-1 through OC-X and Ethernet services.
* Robust Classes of Service – Optimize data traffic flows to support any type of application with one flat rate for access to all four classes of service.
* Fully Managed – Reduces total cost of ownership and provides 24×7 monitoring of network facilities and equipment.
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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.

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XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced the nationwide availability of an expanded range of new Ethernet access speeds for businesses, enterprises and wholesale customers. Through its extensive nationwide network footprint and advanced, next generation Ethernet services infrastructure, XO Communications provides a wide range of scalable Ethernet access options and speeds in more locations to help customers cost-effectively enhance network performance.

XO Communications now offers customers an increased number of incremental bandwidth options to choose from when creating their custom XO Ethernet solution.

Now available in more than 75 metropolitan markets where XO offers services, customers can now obtain new Ethernet transport speeds of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 200, 300, 400, or 500 Mbps at XO on-net fiber locations, and speeds of 3, 5, 15 or 20 Mbps at locations served by last mile copper where XO has deployed Ethernet over copper technology.

This also marks the first time the 3 and 5 Mbps mid-band Ethernet access options will be available to XO Communications’ customers for Dedicated Internet access service.

“As companies look to their wide-area networks and Internet connections to support mission critical business applications, XO Communications offers an extensive nationwide footprint and a wide range of bandwidth options that enable businesses to cost-effectively boost network performance through Ethernet,” said Randy Nicklas, chief technology officer at XO Communications. “XO’s extensive local metro network assets combined with our nationwide inter-city network give us the unique ability to offer businesses flexible, scalable, and high-performance Ethernet solutions regardless if they are served by fiber or last mile copper.”

Last year, XO Communications deployed an enhanced Ethernet switching platform in major metropolitan locations across its nationwide network. This platform provided a highly-reliable, service rich next generation infrastructure enabling XO Communications to offer a broader range of Ethernet bandwidth options and services at speeds of 3 Mbps to 10 Gbps. In addition, this platform provided a pathway for XO Communications to offer true any-to-any, multi-site Ethernet solutions, along with multiple classes of service on an on-demand basis.

XO Communications has taken a leadership role in expanding the availability of Ethernet services to more locations through a number of network access platforms, including:

• Extensive Nationwide Inter-City and Metro Fiber Networks: XO Communications offers Ethernet services at speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps to businesses and service providers in 75 major metropolitan markets through its 19,000 route mile inter-city fiber optic network and nearly one million fiber miles of metro networks.
• Nationwide Deployment of Ethernet over Copper Technology: With deployments today in 75 major metropolitan markets, Ethernet over copper technology enables XO Communications to extend its Ethernet services footprint beyond its fiber network and enable businesses at copper-fed locations to take advantage of Ethernet services for the first time at speeds of 3 Mbps to 80 Mbps.
• Fixed Broadband Wireless Capabilities: XO Communications currently has the capability to utilize fixed broadband wireless technology in 36 major metropolitan markets to further expand its network footprint and deliver Ethernet services directly to businesses at speeds ranging from 10Mbps to 800 Mbps.

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Daniel Wagner has been appointed to lead XO’s Business Services unit, effective immediately. In his role as president of Business Services, Wagner will focus on accelerating the division’s profitability and revenue growth by creatively integrating new and different approaches to delivering voice, data, converged and managed services for businesses and enterprises.

Wagner is an industry veteran, including fourteen years of combined experience at Global Crossing and Frontier Communications.  Most recently, he served as Global Crossing’s executive vice president of Enterprise and Collaboration Services. He also played a significant role in Global Crossing’s Regional Direct Sales, Government Services, Collaboration Services, Indirect Channels and Sales Engineering divisions. His leadership resulted in increasing sales productivity and customer-focus, streamlining business processes and developing a metrics-driven culture. Wagner also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

“Dan knows how to attract and retain customers in a highly competitive industry,” said Carl J. Grivner, chief executive officer of XO Communications. “We are thrilled to have such a hard-charging, experienced professional joining our executive management team to leverage the recent successes of our company and execute upon our plan to be the best telecommunications provider for businesses.”

XO’s Business Services group has realized notable successes recently, including installing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service at a milestone 15,000 businesses, acquiring new customers (such as one of the largest credit unions in the United States) and continuing to advance XO’s award-winning Session Initiation Protocol trunking solution – XO SIP. Wagner’s new leadership will draw upon his deep industry experience and customer-focused sales strategies to help the division effectively transition from this solid foundation toward a path of strategic and long-term growth.

Despite the weakening economy, XO Communications has maintained a strong industry foothold. In 2008, the company achieved modest revenue growth, successfully secured $780 million in financing, made a significant long-term investment to drive faster revenue growth and operational efficiencies, protected its LMDS licenses and succeeded in the regulatory environment.

“XO has made great accomplishments in recent years, and I am excited to be a part of the team that will accelerate the company to an even more competitive position in the years to come,” said Wagner. Wagner’s firm foundation in technology and business will allow him to guide the division from both a business and innovation perspective. “It is exciting to join XO at a time when bandwidth demand is at an all-time high and telecommunications companies are offering more and more creative solutions to meet the complex needs of businesses of every size,” added Wagner. “I am looking forward to the challenge.”

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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.

Today’s announcement begins a collaboration between two leading providers of VoIP services and solutions for businesses. Today, more than 15,000 businesses and more than 500,000 customer employees benefit from VoIP services offered by XO through its portfolio of converged services, which includes XO SIP and XO IP Flex. Digium’s Asterisk is the world’s most widely used open source telephony software, and Switchvox is the most widely used customer premise-based IP PBX based on Asterisk.

“Businesses are looking for both high-performance and cost-effective VoIP solutions that are easy to deploy and manage,” said Nicola Jackson, director of voice and converged services for XO Communications. “Together, Digium’s feature-rich Switchvox platform and XO SIP offer an affordable, high-quality VoIP solution that businesses can deploy rapidly. Completing interoperability with Digium Switchvox platform enables us to offer businesses more options when selecting their SIP trunking services provider.”

The certification confirms that Switchvox and XO SIP work seamlessly together, providing businesses with confidence when using their feature-rich, easy-to-use, inexpensive Switchvox phone system with XO SIP.

“Companies that want to integrate voice and data with Switchvox are now assured of full interoperability when they select XO for their IP network,” said Leslie Conway, vice president of global marketing for Digium. “SMBs and solution providers want certified solutions that have been thoroughly tested. Formal XO certification now provides them with a high level of confidence in choosing Digium and XO as a combined solution for their network needs.”

XO SIP
XO SIP is a fully integrated solution designed to support the needs of businesses with the most demanding voice and data applications at single or multiple locations. XO SIP uses Session Initiation Protocol signaling and a native IP-based facility to manage all traffic between a customer’s IP-PBX system, the XO IP network, and the Public Switched Telephone Network. The service provides greater efficiencies by eliminating the need for businesses to maintain multiple access facilities for voice and data services and eliminates the need for bandwidth-consuming protocol conversions.

XO SIP includes a broad range of bandwidth options to maintain optimal network performance and has the following features:

• Dedicated Internet access with dynamic bandwidth allocation
• Unlimited local calling
• Unlimited site-to-site calling for multi-location customers with IP Flex, IP Flex with VPN and XO SIP locations
• Long distance calling with choice of calling plans
• Optional Voice Compression
• Online Feature Management through the XO Business Center

Switchvox
Switchvox provides a full-featured telephony system that integrates with key CRM applications such as Salesforce.com and SugarCRM through Switchvox’s SMB Switchboard interface. Switchvox delivers the benefits of integrating voice with data by enabling customers to create custom mashups that leverage other Web applications in seconds, with no programming knowledge required. The product equips small, midsize and growing businesses with a telephony solution that costs a fraction of the price of traditional phone systems.

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.

About Digium
Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, created, owns and is the innovative force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. Since its founding in 1999, Digium has become the open source alternative to proprietary communication providers, with offerings that cost as much as 80 percent less. Digium offers Asterisk software free to the open source community and offers Asterisk Business Edition and Switchvox IP PBX Software to power a broad family of products for small, medium and large businesses. The company’s product line includes a wide range of hardware to enable resellers and customers to implement turnkey solutions or to design their own voice over IP (VoIP) systems. More information is available at < ahref=”http://www.digium.com”>www.digium.com.

The Digium logo, Digium, Asterisk, Switchvox and the Asterisk logo are trademarks of Digium, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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703-547-2746
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256-428-6075
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XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it has raised $780 million through the issuance of two new series of preferred stock in order to retire senior debt, fund future growth initiatives and provide ongoing working capital for the business.

XO Holdings, Inc. issued 555,000 shares of the Company’s 7% Class B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Convertible Preferred Stock”) for consideration of $555,000,000 and 225,000 shares of the Company’s 9.50% Class C Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Perpetual Preferred Stock”) for $225,000,000 to affiliates of Carl C. Icahn, the Company’s Chairman.

The Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price (which is subject to adjustment) of $1.50 per share at the option of the holder commencing one year from the date of issuance (with such commencement date subject to a possible extension of no more than ninety days). The Perpetual Preferred Stock is not convertible and neither the Convertible Preferred nor the Perpetual Preferred is redeemable at the option of the holder at any time, unless there is a change of control of the Company.

Both the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Perpetual Preferred Stock are subject to mandatory redemption at the request of the holder upon a change of control of the Company and for 120 days thereafter. Unless paid in cash at the option of the Company’s Board, dividends on the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Perpetual Preferred Stock will accrete on a quarterly basis at rates of 1.75% and 2.375%, respectively, of the liquidation preference (which is initially $1,000 per share), thus increasing the liquidation preference of the shares.

The Company intends to offer up to 27,750 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and up to 11,250 shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock (in units, in the same proportion issued to the affiliates of Mr. Icahn, consisting of 2.46667 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock for each share of Perpetual Preferred Stock and 0.405405 shares of Perpetual Preferred Stock for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock) to certain large minority stockholders of the Company that are accredited investors.

As a result of this fundraising, all the Company’s indebtedness for borrowed money, amounting to approximately $395 million under its Senior Secured Credit Facility as well as approximately $78 million under its $75 Million Senior Note issued in March 2008 (both figures inclusive of accumulated interest), has been retired in full. The remaining $307 million of proceeds, plus any proceeds from shares purchased by minority stockholders and reduced for transactional expenses, will be used to fund the Company’s long-term strategic growth plan which will accelerate revenue growth and improve operational efficiencies, as well as provide working capital for its businesses.

Mr. Icahn has been Chairman of XO for the last five years. He stated, “With its very strong balance sheet and unique network assets, XO should remain extremely competitive as a CLEC and wholesale carrier.”

“The completion of this financing gives us the financial strength and flexibility that we need in order to support fast-growing areas of our businesses,” commented Carl Grivner, CEO of XO. “We are working diligently to maintain our competitive edge while transitioning our business into high-demand data and IP products and wireless services. With one of the most robust nationwide fiber networks in place today and as one of the largest holders of fixed wireless spectrum, we will continue to offer our customers the leading edge products and services that they require.”

As part of the stock purchase negotiation, XO Holdings, Inc. entered into a new tax allocation agreement with Starfire Holding Corporation, an affiliate of Carl C. Icahn, which replaces an existing agreement. Under the terms of the new arrangement, Starfire will make payments to XO equal to 30% of the income tax savings that Starfire would receive in the event that the Starfire group utilizes XO’s income tax losses, up to an aggregate amount of $900 million in losses. In addition, under certain circumstances the agreement requires Starfire to reimburse or credit XO for income taxes that XO could have saved if Starfire had not utilized certain of XO’s income tax losses in excess of the $900 million limit.

The terms of the financing were negotiated by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors which is comprised of independent directors and was formed to assist the Company in evaluating financing and other alternatives. Cowen and Company, LLC acted as financial advisor to the Special Committee and Dechert LLP acted as its legal advisor.

The Stock Purchase Agreement, Certificates of Designation for the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Perpetual Preferred Stock, Registration Rights Agreement and Tax Allocation Agreement included as Exhibits to the Form 8-K to be filed today by XO Holdings, Inc. disclose additional terms and information with respect to the issuance of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Perpetual Preferred Stock and the Tax Allocation Agreement.

Forward-looking Statement

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include those describing the Company’s long-term strategic growth plan, revenue growth, competitiveness and improved operational efficiencies. The Company cautions the reader that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to a number of both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results, performance, and/or achievements of the Company may differ materially from the future results, performance, and/or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. These factors include, without limitation, future economic conditions, generally, and the risk factors described from time to time in the reports filed by XO Holdings, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in light of these important factors. XO Holdings, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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