FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- PAETEC Communications, Inc., a national communications solutions provider, today announced that its SECURETEC Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network has expanded from 27 to 151 markets, enabling the company to offer its data services to every major market in the country.

PAETEC's establishment of one of the first MPLS-to-MPLS, network-to-network interface solutions (based on the RFC 2547bis - option C industry standard), reduces network management resources while increasing network scalability in a secure, private environment.

The network extension allows PAETEC to offer a complete MPLS with Quality of Service (QoS) solution to areas once considered 'off-net.' This means that if a customer has one or more sites outside of PAETEC's traditional footprint, PAETEC has a solution that enables data traffic to pass seamlessly and securely between 'on-net' and extended reach locations.

By replacing antiquated Frame Relay and point-to-point connections, SECURETEC MPLS with QoS makes networking simpler and faster, allowing PAETEC to offer a complete and secure solution. PAETEC will target those customers with multiple locations spread across the United States and Canada.

"A big advantage to customers is the elevated level of service we can provide," said Brad Bono, chief operating officer for PAETEC. "By extending our network footprint, we can now support and service all sites for our customers."

Existing customers will be given the option to migrate to the new MPLS network when their current contract expires, while new customers will automatically be activated on the new network.

Paetec Communications Inc.