Aug 16, 2001 : MegaPath Keeps Businesses Connected

📅 August 16, 2001 - MegaPath Networks Inc. (megapath.net), one of the nation'sleading providers of broadband access and network services for small,mid-sized and home-based business as well as the enterprise telecommutermarkets, has announced its new BroadbandRescue program, an effort to helpbusinesses that are soon to be without broadband connectivity to obtainreliable broadband service by transferring them to a new supplier.

Current business customers of Rhythms NetConnections (rhythms.com) that arefacing a termination of service on Sept. 10, 2001 can immediately order newbroadband service through MegaPath's BroadbandRescue program. Certainbusinesses may also be eligible for significant discounts that entitletransitioned Rhythms subscribers to equipment rebates and/or a waiver of theline provisioning fees.
Businesses nationwide that are looking for stable alternatives to theircurrent Internet service arrangement can immediately sign up to MegaPathNetworks BroadbandRescue program and benefit from the company's diverse baseof broadband suppliers. MegaPath will provision DSL service for new businesssubscribers through its expanding base of broadband providers that includeCovad Communications and New Edge Networks.
MegaPath has already helped thousands of U.S. businesses maintain theirInternet connectivity. Its BroadbandRescue program is an effort to reach outto the significant number of business customers that have lost or are aboutto lose their high-speed connectivity and need immediate options for newservice.
The MegaPath BroadbandRescue program offers new business customers freeinstallation and router for selected premium speed packages, nationalconnectivity options for business-class DSL, and a competitive T-1 offering.
"As a company focused solely on the needs of the business community, we havegrown stronger and built an ever- increasing customer base," said DanFoster, senior vice president of sales and marketing for MegaPath. "Thisposition of strength has enabled us to build a diverse network of providers,and allows us the flexibility to remain a competitive and reliablealternative for businesses in need of broadband services who might otherwiselose the competitive advantages of this mission-critical tool."
Beyond high-speed Internet access, MegaPath Networks' focus on businesssolutions includes value-added services that enable branch officeintegration through private networks, telecommuting and high-speed datatransfers. The company's premium two-way bandwidth packages enable users toaccess the Internet or other branch locations with services once reservedonly for large corporations. A complete suite of Web site, eCommerce,Hosting, VPN, and dial-up access solutions are available in addition to itsbroadband access options.