O'FALLON, Mo. -- Xspedius Communications, LLC, today announced that it has secured a $20 million dollar credit facility from LaSalle Business Credit LLC.

The credit facility will provide flexibility to Xspedius Communications as the company pursues its business objectives. Over the past 24 months, Xspedius has demonstrated impressive operational results. With this agreement, Xspedius Communications and LaSalle Business Credit LLC, an affiliate of LaSalle National Bank of Chicago, have established a financial resource to capitalize on technology and growth opportunities.

“At a time when the telecommunications industry faces new economic and competitive challenges, this credit facility represents an endorsement of the superior operational and financial results Xspedius has recorded since its inception,” said Mark Senda, President and CEO of Xspedius Communications. “Our success has afforded Xspedius the ability to set up a resource that will enable us to take advantage of any future opportunities to deliver competitive services for our customers and grow our business.”

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O'FALLON, Mo. -- On the verge of an enhanced level of network efficiency and speed, Xspedius Communications, LLC, announced today that its deployment of MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) technology is on schedule for completion by the third quarter of 2004. The implementation consists of the migration of the Xspedius data backbone from an ATM core to an MPLS core supported by Juniper Network’s M20 routers.

“Our customers expect from Xspedius the highest level of innovation and technology for their communications needs,” said Mark Senda, President and CEO of Xspedius Communications. “MPLS offers an inherent scalability and efficiency that traditional network services cannot match. As market demand for access bandwidth and greater speed increases, the migration of MPLS from the core of our network to the edge will provide our customers with the telecommunications tools they need to succeed in today’s world.”

Xspedius Communications LLC