Zayo Bandwidth to join Colorado Communications Transport

JULY 21, 2010 -- Zayo Bandwidth, a provider of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure solutions for carrier, enterprise, and government customers, has joined the Colorado Communications Transport LLC, (CCT) to help develop a 746-mile, fiber-optic transport ring which will cover northeastern Colorado and provide connectivity to major communication hubs in Denver.

The founding members of the CCT are Zayo Bandwidth and 10 independent telephone companies in northeastern Colorado: Agate Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association Inc., Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association Inc., Nunn Telephone Company, PC Telcom, Peetz Communications LLC, Plains Cooperative Telephone Association Inc., Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company, Stoneham Cooperative Telephone Corp., Wiggins Telephone Association, and Willard Telephone Company.

The network, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2010, will provide high-speed capacity and access to major traffic aggregation points at affordable prices and will enable higher quality services to rural Northeast Colorado communities, including schools, businesses and residents. Zayo will also leverage the network to offer high-speed transport service for their large wholesale customers.

The CCT network will also interconnect with Zayo's Rural Nebraska Healthcare Network, offering increased service coverage and connectivity to Denver key internet locations in western Nebraska along a 750 mile fiber network that spans 12 counties.