LEBANON, N.J. -- June 29, 2005 -- Broad Air Communications Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet access for residential and business customers, has selected AT&T to provide portions of the networking infrastructure for the company’s wireless Internet service. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Using AT&T’s dedicated Internet Protocol (IP) backbone, Broad Air will provide customers in rural communities with high-speed Internet access, e-mail and other IP- based services. The company will use existing radio towers along with a directional antenna and modem at subscribers’ locations to provide a symmetrical service. Broad Air expects to be the first to deliver high-speed broadband service to many areas, beginning in Western New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.
“The service we offer our customers is only as good as the backbone on which it is built. It is, after all, the lifeline of our business,” said Lawrence Werner, founder and CEO. “That is why we chose to work with AT&T; they have a reputable network infrastructure we can rely on and that can expand with us as we grow.”
Broad Air Communications will also gain around-the-clock access to up-to-the minute information about the performance of its network through the secure AT&T BusinessDirect® Web portal. AT&T BusinessDirect was recently recognized by the Yankee Group for providing customers with the strongest online support and service experience in the industry.
About Broad Air Communications
Broad Air Communications, Inc. (www.broadair.net) provides high-speed broadband Internet services to under-served rural and exurban communities. The network utilizes the latest in Fixed Wireless Broadband technology and is designed to deliver symmetrical capacity greater than 1.5 Mbps without having to “wire” the last mile. Services are available in west-central New Jersey, with planned network expansion into Pennsylvania. Broad Air is a privately held company with corporate offices in Lebanon, NJ.
About AT&T
For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE 'T') has been known for unparalleled quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services.
