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Time Warner Telecom Wins Two-Year Contract With Colorado's Douglas County School District
Time Warner Telecom Wins Two-Year Contract With Colorado's Douglas County School District
LITTLETON, Colo., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Time Warner Telecom,
Inc., (Nasdaq: TWTC), a leading provider of managed voice, Internet and data
networking solutions for businesses, today announced it has been awarded a
$2.5 million, two-year contract to provide a comprehensive set of
communications and network services to theDouglas County School District,
Colorado's third largest school district. Time Warner Telecom will now
provide district-wide Internet services, business continuity and disaster
recovery (BCDR) facilities, and continuation and moderate expansion of the
existing wide-area network (WAN) for data and voice services based on T-1
circuits.
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"Time Warner Telecom's superior customer service and a consultative
approach was a key driver in awarding the contract," said Doug Kissler,
director of IT forDouglas County School District. "We truly have a partner
in Time Warner Telecom for our communications -- not just a vendor. It's nice
to know that Time Warner Telecom will be there to support our team and our
technology."
"We maintain a progressive technology vision in theDouglas County School
District and seek to provide a technologically-advanced environment that
empowers our learners and our community," Kissler added. "In this time of
budgetary pressures, the move to Time Warner Telecom will help the District
save taxpayer dollars. The features Time Warner Telecom brings will allow DCSD
to take another small step toward improving network capacity. They understand
our priorities and have delivered flexible and scalable solutions that enable
us to maintain our high standards."
The comprehensive contract provides cost savings for the district while
expanding their communications infrastructure. Furthermore, the extensive
nature of the solution provides the district with enhanced services to enable
the district to ensure the reliability and through-put of their bandwidth.
Consequently, the district is able to provide a quality-driven network to
connect the schools, faculty and administrative offices, all while saving
valuable district finances.
"We are pleased to deliver our premier networking and communications
capabilities to theDouglas County School District," said Rick Corbett, vice
president and general manager of Time Warner Telecom inDenver. "Our
considerable experience in servicing educational entities gives Time Warner
Telecom a distinct advantage in serving the district's needs. We are
committed to upholding the district's high standards in supporting their
students, faculty and administration with our advanced solutions and unmatched
client support."
Time Warner Telecom is changing its name to tw telecom on July 1, 2008.
About Time Warner Telecom
Time Warner Telecom Inc., headquartered inLittleton, Colo., provides
managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data
networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP and security,
to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout
the U.S. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions,
Time Warner Telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality,
service, and improved business productivity. Time Warner Telecom will change
its name to tw telecom on July 1, 2008. Please visit http://www.twtelecom.com
for more information.
AboutDouglas County School District
Douglas County School District RE. 1 is one of the fastest growing public
school organizations in the nation. It is the third largest school district in
Colorado serving more than 51,000 students, and maintains its position as one
of the highest performing school districts in the state.Douglas County School
District's Vision is to provide students the skills and knowledge necessary to
become responsible citizens who contribute to our society. The School District
is the largest employer inDouglas County, located in theSouthern Denver
Metro area.
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