NBA's Kings Choose XO

By DAVID R. BUTCHER, Assistant Editor, Customer Interaction Solutions

XO Communications, Inc. today announced that it has been selected as the official telecommunications provider to the Sacramento Kings. 

Under the terms of the agreement, XO Communications will provide local and long-distance voice services to the NBA basketball team's operations at ARCO Arena as well as at the team's training facility. The agreement also includes signage and promotional programs for XO during Kings games within the arena. 

"XO has built a strong presence in the Sacramento community, offering reliability, scalability, and simplicity to our business partners for years," said Rob McCarthy, general manager of XO's northern California region, in a company announcement. "XO looks forward to this long-term relationship with the Sacramento Kings and we are confident that this relationship will be mutually beneficial for both organizations."

XO Communications is a full-service provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies. The Reston, Virginia-based company offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long-distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport and Web-hosting services, as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national facilities-based IP network.

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David R. Butcher is Assistant Editor of Customer Interaction Solutions. To see more articles by David Butcher, please visit: 

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