TULSA, Okla. -- As part of its global expansion
strategy, Williams Communications (NYSE: WCG - news),
a leading provider of broadband services for bandwidth-centric
customers, announced today it will begin offering network services to
Europe by the end of second-quarter 2001.
Williams Communications will have its capacity on the TAT-14
trans-Atlantic cable system ready for service by mid year. The
undersea fiber-optic cable will allow Williams Communications to
transport traffic from Europe to its U.S. backbone network.
Williams Communications connects to this international gateway at
landing points in Manasquan and Tuckerton, N.J. Williams
Communications' next generation network has more than 33,000 miles in
operation, making it the largest in the United States.
"Williams Communications will be able to provide bandwidth-centric
customers end-to-end connectivity in Europe," said Miller
Williams, senior vice president and general manager, Williams
Communications' international unit. "We are well positioned to provide
low-cost services and a faster time to market for our customers."
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