IXC Communications Inc. (Austin, TX) added 1880 mi of active fiber-optic cable to its nationwide

IXC Communications Inc. (Austin, TX) added 1880 mi of active fiber-optic cable to its nationwide network by completing a segment between New York City, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas. IXC officials say the network is on track to reach 13,000 route-mi in the first quarter of 1999. IXC also signed three contracts with Digital Teleport Inc. (DTI--St. Louis, MO) totaling more than $33 million to provide fiber-optic communications services to DTI`s customers.