Under the terms of the agreement, Global Crossing will provide ACCA members with both voice and data services including carrier termination, toll-free service, dedicated voice, private line and IP transit.
Through its agreement with Global Crossing, ACCA's ten member companies bundle their purchasing power. By negotiating as a group, ACCA companies offer their customers state-of-the-art data and voice services that otherwise may have been cost prohibitive.
ACCA's agreement with Global Crossing represents a distinct advantage for our members, said Mike Newkirk, president of ACCA and BTI. The ACCA collectively spends in excess of $450 million annually and has annual combined revenues of more than $10 billion. We are pleased to be partnering with Global Crossing to offer our member companies alternative network solutions.
This agreement with ACCA is significant to Global Crossing in that it allows us to reach several different wholesale companies with one unified product offering, said Brian V. Fitzpatrick, president of Global Carrier Services for Global Crossing. We look forward to providing all members of the ACCA consortium with the products and services they need to meet the needs of their diversified customer bases.
ACCA joins a growing roster of wholesale companies that are using Global Crossing's network. Global Crossing's Carrier Services Division specializes in providing customized, datacentric solutions to carriers whether their needs are regional, national or global in nature. Its customers include resellers, carriers, LECs, CLECs, RBOCs, PTTs and ISPs.
About Global Crossing
Global Crossing Ltd. (NYSE: GX) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network, which will have approximately 100,000 route miles, reaching 27 countries and more than 200 major cities. Global Crossing serves many of the world's largest corporations, providing a full range of managed data and voice products and services. Global Crossing operates throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region, and provides services in Asia through its subsidiary, Asia Global Crossing (Nasdaq: AGCX). Global Crossing Solutions provides integrated telecommunications solutions, including network outsourcing, to large global enterprises. Please visit www.globalcrossing.com or www.asiaglobalcrossing.com for more information.