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Article: Williams Communications Completes $220 Million Transaction to Provide Axient Communications With Nationwide Internet Backbone.
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- PR Newswire
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- January 24, 2000
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Agreement for Nationwide Network Includes Network Capacity and Professional
Services; Williams Communications Takes Equity Interest in Internet Company
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The network unit of Williams Communications (NYSE: WCG), a leading international provider of telecommunications services and products for the carrier marketplace, has signed a $220 million, 20-year agreement to be the core provider of a robust nationwide Internet content network for Axient Communications, Inc.
Under the agreement, Williams Communications will provide and manage dedicated capacity on Williams' nationwide fiber-optic network to link Axient to ...