This should enable us to address demand and capture a greater share of the market by providing Williams Communications' network customers with comprehensive network solutions. Williams Communications has the fourth largest nationwide fiber-optic network in the United States, with 17,000 route miles lit and in service, and 19,000 miles of fiber in the ground. Using OC-192 transport systems with Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, the Williams network delivers up to 160 Gbps in 16 waves on a single fiber. In addition, the Williams network is connected with a global inventory of satellite capacity through Williams Communications' four U.S. earth stations. Williams, through its subsidiaries, provides a full range of traditional and leading-edge communications and energy services, and is the nation's largest volume transporter of natural gas.
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