Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. (McLean, VA) announced its Hermes Europe Railtel (her) subsidiary

Sept. 1, 1998

Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. (McLean, VA) announced its Hermes Europe Railtel (her) subsidiary has added the German cities of Dusseldorf, Munich, and Stuttgart to its European fiber-optic network. The her network provides telecommunications services to carriers between Amsterdam; Brussels; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; London; Paris; Frankfurt, Germany; Zurich; Geneva; Munich, Germany; Stuttgart, and Dusseldorf on its current 4000-km network. By 2000, the network is planned to connect 34 European cities in 16 countries, spanning 18,000-km.

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