RESTON, Va. and ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- XO Communications, a leading provider of 21st century communications for businesses and communications carriers, and Progression, LLC, dba GameRail, today announced that the two companies have signed agreements for XO Communications to provide network services in support of the rapid expansion of GameRail's high-capacity gaming network. GameRail is the nation's first and leading network operator dedicated to delivering superior performance to the online gaming community.

Under the terms of the agreement, GameRail will purchase Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) inter-city private line circuits and IP Transit services from XO Communications to support the phase one completion of the GameRail network and possible future domestic network expansions as GameRail continues to deploy services throughout North America. XO has already delivered multiple inter-city circuits, completing installation in five days due to the scalable systems and pre-deployed capacity in the XO network. With the additional new capacity provided by XO's next generation optical network and services, GameRail will be able to further expand the availability and performance of its private nationwide network for serious online gamers.

Online multiplayer computer gaming is one of the fastest growing entertainment activities in the U.S., with over 40 million people now playing regularly. GameRail recently introduced the first network designed to meet the speed and quality needs of online gaming. GameRail's bypass network delivers a "direct-connect" from the game player to the game host and avoids the congestion and inefficient routing paths of the regular Internet. Once GameRail and the subscriber's provider of Internet access are interconnected, the subscriber's game play packets bypass the multi-hop, high latency Internet and hot route across XO's nationwide fiber optic network connected to the game host for the highest performance available.

"The entire XO team understands what we are trying to accomplish within the gaming community and have themselves determined that segment to be critical. When we asked XO to do something extraordinary for us in delivering services within a very short timeframe, they not only met our request but exceeded our expectation. We look forward to expanding our relationship and we appreciate it when our suppliers become more than just a provider for us. In this case we view XO to be a strategic partner and critical to the success of our own vision for GameRail," said GameRail's President & CEO, Mark Senda.

XO Communications Inc.

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