JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- XO Communications today announced the launch of its industry-leading voice over IP (VoIP) services bundle, XOptions(R) Flex, in Jacksonville. With the addition of Jacksonville, XOptions Flex is now available in eight markets across Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. Today, more than 4,300 businesses nationwide have deployed XOptions Flex to take advantage of the cost-savings and flexibility of VoIP.

XOptions Flex is an integrated VoIP services solution that gives businesses with as many as 160 employees at each location enhanced features, functionality and value for their voice and Internet services, all in one simple package. XOptions Flex is the industry's first business-class VoIP services bundle that combines virtually unlimited local and long distance calling, dedicated Internet access and web hosting services for a flat monthly price. In addition, because XOptions Flex works seamlessly with customers' existing telephone systems, businesses can take full advantage of all of these IP-enabled capabilities and features without having to invest in new telephone systems.

"XOptions Flex offers businesses in Jacksonville the most comprehensive and flexible VoIP services bundle," said Ryan Will, vice president for the south region at XO Communications. "VoIP is truly revolutionizing the telecommunications industry, and XOptions Flex leverages the power of IP to provide a high quality and reliable communications solution that integrates voice and data over a single broadband connection with more valuable features for small and medium-sized businesses that save them time and money."

XOptions Flex leverages the latest in VoIP technology to provide customers with advanced communications capabilities, such as unlimited voice calling, dynamic bandwidth allocation, voice virtual private networking (VPN), and a simple online feature management tool for making real-time changes to services. XOptions Flex utilizes the XO national IP network and softswitch technology to carry customers' voice calls more efficiently and cost- effectively than traditional services that rely on the public switched telephone network. As a business-class VoIP solution, XOptions Flex provides customers with full access to E911 emergency services.

Features

XOptions Flex includes more than twenty standard voice features for each phone line including call forward, three-way calling, and voice mail. Key features of the service include:

* Dedicated Internet Access up to 3 Mbps * Dynamic bandwidth allocation * Virtually unlimited local calling and inbound and outbound domestic long distance calling * Up to 32 voice channels * An easy-to-use online feature management tool for making real-time changes to services * Web Hosting Package * Additional voice lines, hosting and other applications can also be added on an a la carte basis.

"XOptions Flex enables businesses to get a better return on their telecommunications budget. In contrast to traditional offerings that waste voice lines when they are idle, XOptions Flex can maximize the speed of data by making use of capacity dedicated to unused voice lines. When there are calls, voice traffic will always have priority. In this way, businesses get maximum utilization and value from their integrated access circuit while ensuring the highest quality of service for voice calls," added Will.

XOptions Flex is available in other major metropolitan areas across the United States, including Akron, Allentown, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Harrisburg, Houston, Jersey City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Memphis, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Newark, Oakland, Orange County, CA, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, St. Louis, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Sarasota, Scranton, Seattle, Spokane, Tampa, Trenton, Washington, DC, West Palm Beach, and Wilmington, DE.

For more information about XOptions Flex visit http://www.xo.com/flex or contact an XO sales representative by calling (866) 963-9696.

About XO Communications

XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XOHO.OB) , is a leading provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.xo.com/.

CONTACT: Chad Couser, XO Communications,
+1-703-547-2746, chad.couser@xo.com

Web site: http://www.xo.com/
http://www.xo.com/flex