MegaPath Increases Customers' Cost-Effective High-Bandwidth Options With New Ethernet Over Copper Service

Latest Service Delivers Faster Connections for Performance-Sensitive Applications

COSTA MESA, CA, September 22, 2008 – MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP data, voice and security services in North America, today announced its new MegaPath Ethernet over copper solution, delivering reliable, cost-effective 10 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet access. By utilizing existing copper infrastructure, MegaPath is delivering high-capacity bandwidth to buildings that do not have access to fiber connections or where DS3 connectivity is cost-prohibitive. This business-class broadband connection provides organizations with increased performance to support multiple users, Web sites and enterprise applications, as well as improve business productivity.

“As companies look to their wide-area networks and Internet connections to support critical business applications, MegaPath is working to deliver the greatest number of options for cost-effectively increasing productivity,” said Beth Tyebjee, Senior Vice President of Marketing at MegaPath. “With our new Ethernet over copper service, MegaPath is again expanding our offerings to provide customers the flexibility to choose the connection speed and value-added services to best support their business objectives.”

MegaPath's Ethernet service is supported by redundant U.S.-based Network Operation Centers that ensure 99.99 percent availability. As a fully-managed service, the MegaPath Ethernet service does not require customers to purchase new equipment and can be quickly installed, eliminating upfront expenses and downtime during the provisioning process. 

The MegaPath Ethernet service provides users with the following:

• 10Mbps x 10Mbps symmetrical bandwidth
• Business-class router
• 50 email accounts
• 100 MB of Web space
• 10 GB per month of data transfer for your Web space
• Domain name server (DNS hosting) for one domain
• One static IP
• Up to 13 extra static IPs 
• Redundant, U.S.-based Network Operations Centers

MegaPath Ethernet is backed by service-level agreements that guarantee reliability and 24x7 monitoring and support services. In addition, customers have online access to a Web portal for simplified billing and account management.

Contact:

Tony Welz
Welz & Weisel Communications
 (703) 218-3555
Tony@W2comm.com

About MegaPath Inc.
MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity, Virtual Private Networks, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to enable businesses to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity. Businesses of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers, and business partners.

To learn more about why over 22,000 companies have chosen MegaPath’s managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business communications, visit www.megapath.com or call 1-877-MegaPath (634-2728).