TORONTO, Ont. - November 12, 1997 - AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company, Canada'snational facilities-based carrier, today announced that it has earned a Cisco Powered Networkdesignation from Cisco Systems, Inc., worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company is the first long-distance carrier in Canada toreceive the designation of a Cisco Powered Network service provider. The title acknowledgesAT&T Canada Long Distance Services' ability to deliver the highest-quality end-to-end solutionsthrough the use of Cisco products in its coast-to-coast network.
The relationship also highlights AT&T Canada Long Distance Services' and Cisco's use ofintelligent broadband Internet Protocol, Frame Relay and Asynchronous Transfer Mode networkingto deliver enhanced applications to Canada's largest corporations. With a Cisco PoweredNetwork, for example, AT&T Canada Long Distance Services is in a position to offer itscustomers some of the most reliable, secure and high-performance Internet services on themarket today.
"Cisco shares our vision that the Internet Protocol network is the foundation for deliveringstrategic, competitive advantage to customers," notes Jack Hubley, marketing vice president atAT&T Canada Long Distance Services. "Working with the recognized worldwide leader in networkinggreatly enhances our reputation for delivering the highest level of quality and total value onthe market today."
"Cisco's high-performance, reliable networking solutions enable service providers to offerconsistent services," said Don Listwin, senior vice president of Cisco's Service Provider Lineof Business. "AT&T Canada Long Distance Services' close relationship with Cisco enables ourcompanies to work together to enhance network interoperability and performance whilesimultaneously delivering new, advanced and differentiated services."
AT&T Canada Long Distance Services offers a complete suite of Internet and data networkingservices, including IP dial, dedicated Internet, Frame Relay and ATM. These services are allcomplemented with a customer premise equipment offering.
About AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company
AT&T Canada Long Distance Services Company is Canada's national facilities-based carrier,offering business and residential customers a variety of products for voice, data and messagecommunications. The company has built on 150 years of history to become an innovative Canadianorganization serving Canadians' long-distance telecommunications needs, now with the addedbenefit of AT&T's global technology, expertise and quality. More information about AT&T CanadaLong Distance Services can be found on the World Wide Web at: www.attcanada.com.
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