US integrated voice and data communications provider Covad Communications Group has signed an extension of the term of the commercial line sharing contract it holds with AT&T’s local telephone businesses. Under the revised deal, Covad has guaranteed access to AT&T’s copper and remote-terminal facilities for new Covad line share customers until May 2009. The agreement also provides for commercial access to AT&T copper facilities in the former BellSouth territory, also through May 2009. Newspapers report that Covad and AT&T also resolved a number of disputes through the agreement.
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US operator Covad Communications has launched a standalone ADSL2+ business service. The service is available in 11 major markets and provides small businesses and home offices with faster data speeds to power bandwidth-intensive applications such as file-sharing and video conferencing. Covad’s standalone ADSL2+ is available in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Washington, DC. Three speed tiers are available: up to 8.0 Mbps, up to 10.0 Mbps and up to 15.0 Mbps. Covad offers standalone ADSL2+ customers continuous support and a service level agreement that includes a mean time to repair (MTTR). ADSL2+ is available through Covad and its distribution partners.
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Covad, AT&T extend line sharing deal until May 2009
