December 1, 2006 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications (level3.com) announced on Thursday it has signed a $2.4 million agreement with the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (lvaic.org) to provide Level 3 dedicated Internet access over ethernet service to seven LVAIC-affiliated institutions in Eastern Pennsylvania.
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Under the terms of the agreement, the new service will be used by each college to enable high-speed collaboration, enhance Internet content delivery, share next-generation applications and implement disaster recovery protocols.
"We are pleased to announce this agreement with the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges and look forward to supporting the advanced needs of the individual colleges, as well as those of the consortium," says Joe McCourt, senior VP of sales for Level 3's Business Markets Group. "This agreement with LVAIC underscores our commitment to providing the academic community with state-of-the-art network services that encourage collaboration, research, administration and online educational activities."
The initial delivery of 1 Gigabyte of Level 3 dedicated Internet access over ethernet service to the LVAIC-affiliated institutions will begin in early 2007, with the complete rollout targeted for early 2008.
