PRIMUS
Telecommunications Named to the Fortune 1000
[March 25, 2004]
MCLEAN,
Va., Mar 25, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PRIMUS Telecommunications
Group, Incorporated (PRTL) , a global telecommunications
services provider offering bundled voice, data, Internet,
digital subscriber line (DSL), voice-over-Internet protocol
(VOIP), Web hosting, enhanced virtual private network
(VPN) applications and other value added services, today
announced that it has been included in the 2004 'Fortune
1000' ranking of the largest public companies in the
United States, based on revenue. The complete listing
of companies can be found in the April 5, 2004 issue
of Fortune Magazine.
Co-Founders K. Paul Singh and John DePodesta
commented, "Over the last ten years, we have witnessed
the evolution of PRIMUS from a shared vision to a global
business enterprise that now joins the ranks of America's
largest public companies. We must thank our management
team, employees, investors, and customers, whose loyalty
and support have made this achievement possible."
PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated
(PRTL) is a global telecommunications services provider
offering bundled voice, data, Internet, DSL, VOIP, Web
hosting, enhanced VPN applications and other value added
services. PRIMUS owns and operates an extensive global
backbone network of owned and leased transmission facilities,
including VOIP connections to over 150 countries and
over 550 points-of-presence (POPs) throughout the world,
ownership interests in over 23 undersea fiber optic
cable systems, 18 international gateway and domestic
switches, and a variety of operating relationships that
allow it to deliver traffic worldwide. PRIMUS has deployed
a global state-of-the-art broadband fiber optic ATM+IP
network and data centers to offer customers Internet,
data, hosting and e-commerce services. Founded in 1994
and based in McLean, Virginia, PRIMUS serves corporate,
small- and medium-sized businesses, residential and
data, ISP and telecommunication carrier customers primarily
located in the North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
regions of the world. News and information are available
at PRIMUS's Web site at www.primustel.com.
SOURCE: PRIMUS Telecommunications Group,
Incorporated
PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated,
McLean
John DePodesta, 703-902-2800
jdepodesta@primustel.com |
