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Global Crossing Eases Transition to VoIP for Enterprise Customers

Global Crossing is making it easier for enterprises to migrate from traditional telephony to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) by introducing Global Crossing Managed IP Telephony Solutions™. The service helps customers to take advantage of VoIP's enhanced capabilities and more predictable cost structure.

Using Global Crossing Managed IP Telephony Solutions, enterprises can bundle and customize the company's VoIP service elements to save money and simplify the transition to an integrated VoIP solution. As part of the company's VoIP Professional Services portfolio, Managed IP Telephony Solutions integrates the Global Crossing Enterprise VoIP Services™ portfolio with Avaya Inc.'s IP telephony hardware and software components. These bundled - yet customizable - solutions include equipment selection, procurement and installation; local, long distance, international and toll-free calling; private numbering plans, collaboration tools and other advanced features; on-site technical assistance; and remote support.

Global Crossing will serve as a single point of contact for the entire cutover, including switching from existing services to VoIP and conducting employee training.

For more information on this enhancement, go to http://www.globalcrossing.com/news/2007/march/01.aspx

Global Crossing Enriches VoIP Local Service and Expands Availability in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

Global Crossing is broadening the scope and reach of its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services by adding new features to its VoIP Local Service and by extending the service into Rome, Milan and Hong Kong. The company also is expanding the United States availability of VoIP Local Service to 83 additional communities.

VoIP Local Service has been extended to Hong Kong and Italy supporting the existing suite of VoIP Outbound and converged IP services is these two markets. VoIP Local service is also available in Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK and the United States. Global Crossing VoIP Local Service complements the company's VoIP Outbound services, which are available from 29 countries around the world, and provides the consistency multinational customers require from global services.

The first feature Global Crossing has added to its VoIP Local Service is an automated business-to-business Local Number Portability (LNP) interface. LNP lets telephone subscribers retain their phone numbers when they change local or wireless carriers, just as they do with long distance carriers. Global Crossing also has added Calling Name Delivery Service (CNAM), the ability to provide VoIP Local Service enterprise and carrier customers with calling party name, along with calling party number, on inbound calls. This is similar to caller ID in that the calling party's name is displayed along with the calling number.

For more information on this enhancement, go to http://www.globalcrossing.com/news/2007/march/20.aspx

Global Crossing Integrates Advanced Monitoring Tools into Standard IP VPN Offer

By integrating a suite of sophisticated tools into its standard IP VPN service, Global Crossing has removed the complexities of network monitoring to provide enterprise network managers with a comprehensive and meaningful view of network performance. Embedding these new performance management tools in Global Crossing's standard IP VPN offer provides enterprises with unique premises-to-premises performance guarantees for packet delivery and latency - capabilities not included in competitors' standard IP VPN services. Offering end-to-end SLAs for these metrics is an industry first and eclipses the functionality available from other service providers for a standard IP VPN offer.

Global Crossing's new standard IP VPN offer allows enterprises to monitor key performance metrics - in true real-time - literally one-second increments - across their networks via Global Crossing's uCommand portal. Monthly site-to-site performance reports by customer-defined Class of Service (CoS) are provided as assurance that Global Crossing stands behind, and is compliant with, its performance guarantees. In addition, the enhanced standard IP VPN service alerts users when key network performance thresholds are surpassed, providing an immediate proactive notification.

The integration of Network Integrity into Global Crossing's standard IP VPN Service also lets enterprises monitor specific applications with two premium performance management options: Applications Integrity lets network managers distinguish easily between network-based and application-specific issues, significantly reducing troubleshooting response time. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Integrity includes all elements of Applications Integrity and also provides per-call Mean Opinion Scores (MOS) to report on VoIP-call quality as it is perceived by the human ear.

For more information on this enhancement, go to http://www.globalcrossing.com/enterprise/app_perf_mgmt/app_perf_mgmt_landing.aspx.

Global Crossing VoIP On-Net Plus Service Recognized with INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award for Outstanding Innovation

INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine has recognized Global Crossing VoIP On-Net Plus Service™ with its 2006 Product of the Year Award.

Global Crossing VoIP On-Net Plus™ is one of the industry's first fully integrated IP network-based voice Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). It helps enterprises worldwide migrate to a fully converged, IP solution by consolidating voice and data networks on a single IP network. It also simplifies network management and telephony administration by migrating existing voice VPNs to an IP platform.

"Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "Global Crossing has proven they are committed to quality and excellence, while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments with our 2006 Product of the Year Award and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

VoIP On-Net Plus also supports global network-based private numbering plans for internal and external calling via Global Crossing's worldwide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. The service reaches more than 600 cities in 60 countries.

Impsat Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Global Crossing

The shareholders of Impsat, a leading Latin America-based provider of data transmission, internet, data center and telephony solutions, have voted to approve Global Crossing's proposed acquisition.

The acquisition of Impsat, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2007, will accelerate Global Crossing's strategy to provide converged IP services to enterprises and carriers globally, in addition to enhancing the company's financials.

As a leading Latin American provider of IP, hosting and value-added data solutions, Impsat will add approximately 4,700 customers to Global Crossing's ranks. Impsat's extensive IP-based intercity network, 15 metropolitan networks and 15 advanced hosting centers will provide a greater breadth of services and coverage to Global Crossing's Latin American operations. Impsat also will add scale to the company's regional presence and will enhance its competitive position as a global service provider to multinational enterprises and carrier customers.