Williams, a leader in the telecommunications industry since 1985, broke new ground last year when it launched the service, which allows companies to lease individual OC-48c dense wavelengths that provide 2.5 Gbps and a transparent interface with carriers' edge networks. Williams Communications' network currently has 26,000 route miles of fiber deployed, 24,000-route miles lit and is planned to total 33,000 route miles connecting 125 cities by the end of this year. The fully integrated architecture of the Williams Multi-Service Broadband NetworkTM couples ATM core switching with advanced optical networking technologies to provide carriers with data, voice, video and Internet services. About eTech Global Communications, LLC eTech Global Communications provides highly secure, robust and reliable business-class gigabit Internet services to meet the growing demands of the corporate marketplace. Va. About Williams Communications Group, Inc.
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