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Year-End 2007 Market Share Results for U.S. Business Ethernet Services

WESTWOOD, MA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...The lineup of top tier providers of Business Ethernet Services in the U.S. continues to diversify, according to Vertical Systems Group's latest market share analysis.  AT&T, Verizon and Qwest are the leading incumbent carriers based on enterprise customer port installations at year-end 2007.  Time Warner Telecom and Cogent top the roster for competitive providers, while Cox and Time Warner Cable lead the MSO segment.  More than forty other companies are also delivering retail Ethernet services to business customers in the U.S.

"Enterprise demand for Ethernet services spiked at the end of 2007, boosted by broader service availability, plus heightened competition from more MSOs, regional, and global providers," said Rick Malone, Principal at Vertical Systems Group. "Latest port share results show that while incumbent carriers hold a sizeable slice of the market now, MSOs and competitive providers are targeting diverse segments of this ripe and rapidly growing market.  As a result, major share shifts by provider, as well as by provider segment, are expected during the first half of 2008."

AT&T is the market leader with a 22% share of year-end 2007 Business Ethernet ports.  Verizon is second with a 17% port share, followed by Time Warner Telecom at third position and 13% of U.S. installations.

Cox is fourth overall with a 10% port share, followed by Cogent (7%) and Qwest (6%).  Time Warner Cable enters into the top tier at seventh with a 5% share to round out the list of providers with 5% or more U.S. Business Ethernet ports.

Other providers offering Business Ethernet Services in the U.S. are AboveNet, American Fiber Systems, Alpheus Communications, American Telesis, Arialink, Balticore, Bright House Networks, Charter Business, CIFNet, Cincinnati Bell, Comcast Business, Embarq, Expedient, Exponential-e, Fibernet Telecom Group, FiberTower, Global Crossing, Integra, IP Networks, Level 3, LS Networks, Masergy, Met-Net, Neopolitan Networks, NTELOS, Optimum Lightpath, Orange Business, Paetec, RCN, Savvis, Spirit Telecom, Sprint, SuddenLink, Surewest, US Signal, Veroxity, Virtela, Windstream, XO, Yipes (acquired by Reliance Communications), and others.

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