September 3, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Broadwing Communications LLC (broadwing.com) announced on Friday it has acquired Focal Communications Corporation, a Chicago-based local exchange carrier.
July 8, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider C I Host (cihost.com) announced on Thursday that it had built a private, dual-path fiber optic cable that runs from the Metroplex global bandwidth hub to the company’s Bedford, Texas facility. The dual-path capabilities of the “last mile” of underground fiber ensure redundancy.