RESTON, Va., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- XO Communications today announced that it has been recognized by the indirect channel partner community as the best provider of voice over IP (services).

XO received the Members Choice Award for the VoIP service category from the Telecom Association (TA), a professional membership organization of more than 2,000 telecom distributors founded in 1995. XO also placed in the Top Five in both the Retail Carrier and Local Services categories. The awards were presented this week at the Spring 2007 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.

"We're very pleased to receive this award and be recognized by our indirect channel partners," said Jim Delis, President of Sales for XO Business Services. "For the past two years, we have been recognized as a leading provider by TA and the partner community. We strive to be the best provider for the partner community through our services, quality nationwide network, best-in-class support and incentive programs."

For more information about the XO Business Partner Channel Program, go to http://www.xo.com/about/indirectsaleschannel.

About TA

Originally founded in 1995, TA is a membership organization for telecom agents, channel partners and vendors that provide the telecom and technology business services. Of TA's 2,000 members, about two-thirds are distributors and the rest are providers. TA collects, creates, publishes and distributes information and content that TA members need or desire to help make their businesses more efficient and profitable. For more information about TA, go to http://www.telecomassociation.com/.

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 broad 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, nationwide facilities-based IP network and serves 75 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.xo.com/.

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

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