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April
6, 2004 - TBI
Introduces High-Speed DSL Internet Access
Delivers
Packages & Features With Significantly Lower Prices
New Dial-Up Pricing Significantly Below Current Market Rates
Hamilton,
Bermuda – April 6, 2004, TeleBermuda International
Limited (“TBI”) formally announced the introduction
of its High-Speed Broadband DSL
Internet Service for the commercial market. TBI’s
service was introduced with an attractive features set combined
with pricing packages that significantly reduce the cost
of DSL Internet access in Bermuda. TBI’s hi-speed
DSL was introduced for as little at $54.00 per month.
Effective
may 1st, TeleBermuda is introducing new pricing for the
commercial market for its pre-existing TBiNET Dial-up Internet
service. TBI’s new pricing for the commercial market
provides Dial-up Internet Access with unlimited hours for
only $29.95 per month.
TeleBermuda
International Limited is one of Bermuda’s leading
providers of international long distance voice, data, Internet
and collocation hosting services. TBI began its operations
in Bermuda during 1997 and is best recognized for the low-cost
delivery of its international telecommunications services.
Since
TBI entered the market, Bermuda has realized significant
reductions in its long distance services costing. Prior
to the beginning of competition, long distance calls to
the United Kingdom cost more than a $1.30 per minute. Today,
TBI’s Simply the Best rate plan provides calling to
Canada, the US and the UK for as little as $0.17 per minute.
As
with its aggressive approach in the long distance market,
it is expected that TBI will drive significant changes in
the Bermuda data and Internet market. TBI’s DSL services
are being introduced at rates that are 20% to 40% less than
its competition. In addition TBI is offering a total of
16 DSL packages, significantly more than offered in the
market today.
In
real dollar terms the pricing offered by TBI provides a
savings opportunity for the average, small-to-medium commercial
customer of $200 to $1200 per year for Internet access -
depending on the package and the type of service its customers
select TBI’s new dial-up package will provide its
commercial customers with annual savings of approximately
$600 per year. The new pricing offered by TBI for this service
is more than 50% less than its competitors best service
offering.
James
Fitzgerald, TBI’s President and CEO commented, “Within
TBI the entire team is focused on providing TBI’s
customers with the best possible service at the most affordable
pricing available. Our focus at TBI is to put the customer
first in everything that we do. This is a number one priority
and we deliver on this commitment by providing high-quality,
reliable services at prices that are affordable for the
entire market. As a team, all of us at TBI are very pleased
to be introducing our high-speed broadband DSL Internet
service.”
Lee
Greene, Director of Sales for TBI commented, “It has
always been part of our business focus at TBI to bring about
significant improvements in the levels of service and costing
that our customers in the market, have come to expect. Our
commercial customers, continually comment more and more
about the tremendous improvements they have seen with the
introduction of new services, technological advances and
reductions in their overall cost structures. Customer service
and satisfaction with competitive pricing is our main focus
supported with the quality, service and reliability that
we deliver.
Tim
Miller, TBI’s Director of Network Operations stated
“TBI continues to demonstrate its market leadership
role with the competitive services and pricing that it provides.
The flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace
and our ability to quickly respond to the needs of the customer,
keeps us ahead of the competition. TBI is committed to keeping
pace with the advancements in technology so that we can
consistently deliver the very best telecommunications products
and services.
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