XO Counts VOIP Customers

RESTON, Va. -- XO Communications today continued to demonstrate its leadership in providing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions for businesses, announcing that XOptions(R) Flex, its award-winning VoIP services bundle, now supports more than 10,000 business customers in more than fifty-five major metropolitan markets across the United States.

Launched two years ago, XOptions Flex has rapidly grown to be one of the most widely deployed VoIP services bundle for small and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises with remote offices. As an integrated IP services solution, XOptions Flex offers businesses all the benefits of IP with enhanced features, functionality and value for voice, Internet access and web hosting services all in one simple package.

"Nearly seven years ago XO launched the industry's first flat-rate and integrated communications packages combining voice, data and web hosting services on a single bill," said Tom Cady, president of XO Business Services. "Today, XO continues its long record of service innovation and industry leadership with XOptions Flex. In just two years XOptions Flex has become XO's fastest growing service and one of the industry's most widely deployed business VoIP solutions."

"XOptions Flex has been successful because of its simplicity, value and ability to appeal to a broad range of businesses," said Steve Hilton, vice president of Yankee Group's Enterprise Research group. "Service providers offering converged solutions that combine communications services and applications with real cost-savings will find the most appeal among small and medium-sized businesses, and XOptions Flex is among the leading solutions in the market today."

XO Communications Inc.