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Global Crossing Connects Americatel's U.S. Hispanic Customers to Latin America
- Global Crossing voice services enable Americatel to offer competitive long distance services to U.S. Hispanics calling Latin America
- Two-year agreement extends Americatel's long-standing relationship with Global Crossing.
Miami, FL - December 12, 2005 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) today announced that telecommunications carrier Americatel Corporation reaffirmed its service commitment with Global Crossing, utilizing Global Crossing's fully integrated transport solution for calls originating in the continental United States to Latin America. Signed in October 2005 for a two-year term, the agreement allows Americatel's customers, primarily U.S. Hispanics, to place calls to the region using Global Crossing's extensive network by accessing Americatel's calling code number. The new agreement extends Americatel's long-standing relationship with Global Crossing, which dates back to 1998.
"Our business relies largely on the high quality service, reach and performance of Global Crossing's network," said Alfredo Parot, chief executive officer of Americatel Corporation. "For more than seven years, we have been able to depend on Global Crossing to provide best-in-class service, enabling us to optimize our service offering while we focus on our customers and grow our business."
Americatel is a telecommunications carrier that primarily targets the rapidly growing segment of U.S. Hispanics with competitive long distance rates to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Americatel's customers dial the long distance code 10-10-123 followed by the country code and number. Calls are originated on Global Crossing's secured IP network and routed to Americatel's switch using their Carrier Identification Code (CIC) for call processing, providing Americatel with optimum call management to perform screening, authentication, real-time billing and cost efficiencies. Over the past seven years, Global Crossing has served Americatel with several data and voice solutions including Toll-Free Transport, IP Data Transit and Wholesale Voice Termination.
"Maintaining and growing our customer relationships with top companies like Americatel is evidence of the quality of Global Crossing's IP network and our exceptional customer support," said José Antonio Ríos, chief administrative officer and international president of Global Crossing. "We place a strong emphasis on becoming a key business partner to our customers, providing solutions that best meet their needs."
Global Crossing's value-added services provide customers with superior technology, security, support and control. Global Crossing's wholly owned, converged global IP network delivers 99.99 percent reliability and, through its sub-sea and terrestrial cable system, seamlessly connects Latin America and the Caribbean to the rest of its global network. In addition, Global Crossing monitors and manages its network and switching systems 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing real-time problem diagnosis and resolution. This support is further enhanced with uCommand®, Global Crossing's industry-leading online account management tool. With this tool, customers can access and manage their accounts securely and instantly, performing tasks such as monitoring their network, obtaining invoices, ordering services and interacting with customer services.
ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING
Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 300 cities and 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to nearly 600 cities, 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.
Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of managed data and voice products including Global Crossing IP VPN Service, Global Crossing Managed Services and Global Crossing VoIP services, to 36 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs.
Please visit www.globalcrossing.com for more information about Global Crossing.
ABOUT AMERICATEL CORPORATION
Americatel Corporation is one of the largest U.S.-based telecommunication carriers that provides high quality and competitively priced services specifically tailored to the needs of the U.S. Hispanic Market. This is achieved through Americatel's key products - 1010-123 (dial around code) and its presubscribed services. Americatel's success is built on two foundations: sophisticated applications using the best technology available and a constant dedication to building long lasting relationships with its customers. These factors have made Americatel one of the most respected and trusted telecommunications companies among the U.S. Hispanics.
Please visit www.americatel.com for more information about Americatel.
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CONTACT GLOBAL CROSSING:
Press Contacts
Becky Yeamans
+ 1 973 937 0155
PR@globalcrossing.com
Kendra Langlie
Latin America
+ 1 305 808 5912
LatAmPR@globalcrossing.com
Adriana Huerta
Latin America
+ 1 305 808 5919
LatAmPR@globalcrossing.com
Analysts/Investors Contact
Laurinda Pang
+ 1 800 836 0342
glbc@globalcrossing.com
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