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ITC^DeltaCom Selects Nortel Networks Multimedia Platform to Deliver Voice Over Internet Protocol Services

Posted on: Monday, 9 August 2004, 06:00 CDT

WEST POINT, Ga., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ITC^DeltaCom, Inc. today announced that the Company has selected Nortel Networks* (NYSE/TSX: NT) Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) 5200 to trial revenue- generating Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and multimedia services for its customers. ITC^DeltaCom has been conducting an internal trial during the last several months and recently selected one of the Company's existing business customers to further test the solution.

"At ITC^DeltaCom, we're constantly enhancing our product offerings to ensure our customers are receiving the most cost-effective, innovative and competitive products in the industry," said Larry Williams, ITC^DeltaCom chairman and chief executive officer. "We've had a long-standing relationship with Nortel Networks over the years and are confident this trial will allow us to evaluate capabilities and build a framework for a business-grade VoIP solution that will enhance our customers' productivity and increase their mobility and collaboration."

"Nortel Networks VoIP and multimedia communications solutions have been developed to bridge the communications gap many enterprises experience today due to wider geographic dispersion and increased travel restrictions," said Sue Spradley, president, Wireline Networks, Nortel Networks. "Using VoIP hosted services provided by MCS 5200, enterprises can easily communicate and share information from any location using multiple media including voice, video, text and data."

Nortel Networks MCS 5200, an 'open' platform based on the emerging industry-standard Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), delivers value-rich services designed to enhance the communications experience for enterprises and consumers. The solution is designed to help enterprises drive greater productivity by providing enhanced tools for collaboration, mobility and personalized multimedia services. Nortel Networks MCS 5200 can allow business customers to simply and cost-effectively manage moves, adds and changes in an enterprise environment.

ABOUT ITC^DELTACOM

ITC^DeltaCom, headquartered in West Point, Ga., provides, through its operating subsidiaries, integrated telecommunications and technology services to businesses and consumers in the southeastern United States. ITC^DeltaCom has a fiber optic network spanning approximately 14,500 route miles, including more than 10,900 route miles of owned fiber, and offers a comprehensive suite of voice and data communications services, including local, long distance, enhanced data, Internet, colocation and managed services, and sells customer premise equipment to end-user customers. The Company operates approximately 29 voice switches and 74 data switches, and is one of the largest competitive telecommunications providers in its primary eight-state region. ITC^DeltaCom has interconnection agreements with BellSouth, Verizon, SBC, CenturyTel and Sprint for resale and access to unbundled network elements and is a certified competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in Arkansas, Texas, Virginia and all nine BellSouth states. For more information about ITC^DeltaCom, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.itcdeltacom.com/ .

* Nortel Networks, is a trademarks of Nortel Networks.

ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.

CONTACT: Mary Catherine R. Bassett of ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.,+1-706-385-8104, or mbassett@itcdeltacom.com

Web site: http://www.itcdeltacom.com/

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