Qwest Expanding DSL Service
New Technology Will Double Distance From Switching Office
Qwest Communications International said that it will
make its high-speed digital subscriber line Internet service
available to 1.3 million more homes by the end of the year.
New technology being installed in 11 western states in its
14-state local phone service territory will let Qwest more than
double the number of miles customers can live from a central office
before they can receive DSL service.
Only customers within about three miles of a neighborhood
central office could access Qwest DSL before, said Augie Cruciotti,
executive vice president of Qwest local markets.
The expanded offerings will be phased in over two years in
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The company said that more than 6
million customers should be able to receive its DSL service by the
end of 2002.
The phone company reported 306,000 DSL customers in the first
quarter and hopes to have 500,000 by the end of the year.
The new program was aimed at expanding offerings in major
metropolitan areas, some smaller communities and areas that never
had Qwest DSL service, the company said in a news release.
Qwest is preparing to re-offer long distance phone service in
the 14-state territory of the former U S West, which it acquired
last year. Expanded DSL offerings would help Qwest toward its goal
of offering bundled services, such as phone and Internet service
together.
New technology being installed in 11 western states in its
14-state local phone service territory will let Qwest more than
double the number of miles customers can live from a central office
before they can receive DSL service.
Only customers within about three miles of a neighborhood
central office could access Qwest DSL before, said Augie Cruciotti,
executive vice president of Qwest local markets.
The expanded offerings will be phased in over two years in
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The company said that more than 6
million customers should be able to receive its DSL service by the
end of 2002.
The phone company reported 306,000 DSL customers in the first
quarter and hopes to have 500,000 by the end of the year.
The new program was aimed at expanding offerings in major
metropolitan areas, some smaller communities and areas that never
had Qwest DSL service, the company said in a news release.
Qwest is preparing to re-offer long distance phone service in
the 14-state territory of the former U S West, which it acquired
last year. Expanded DSL offerings would help Qwest toward its goal
of offering bundled services, such as phone and Internet service
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