METRO CONNECT USA 2007, MIAMI, FL – January 23, 2007:

Dark Fiber Network Opens the Door for a Diverse, Cost-Effective Enterprise Network

4Connections, a New Jersey and New York metro lit and dark fiber provider, announces in January to industry executives attending Capacity Magazine’s Metro Connect USA 2007 conference, the successful completion of a dark fiber network build-out for Bradco Supply, a leading national distributor of building materials. Bradco’s network now links its New Jersey headquarters and three separate office locations to the premier New Jersey carrier hotel, 165 Halsey Street in Newark. This access to a carrier hotel, a single location where dozens of carriers’ networks meet, allow Bradco to interconnect to the providers of its choice and to take advantage of competitive pricing and service.

“With our new network access, we are able to save $2000 a month on new Internet service and increase our bandwidth 300%,” states Nick Hayes, Manager of Infrastructure Services and Technology for Bradco Supply. “Now we can choose how we wish to grow our network on a going-forward basis. We have also increased our network security, by eliminating a local loop and increasing our diversity inside our frame-relay network.”

“Eliminating the local loop charges in New Jersey provided additional cost savings for Bradco,” continues Michael Sevret, 4Connections’ Director of Business Development. “Over just a short time, the operational savings will pay for the cost of the build-out, so it was a plan that made sense to all.”

4Connections worked hand-in-hand with Source One Management Services, a procurement service provider retained by Bradco Supply to ensure strategic cost savings and network enhancements. “For almost identical monthly access cost,” states Abe Podolak of Source One Management Services, “Bradco Supply was able to triple its bandwidth at its host site, choose a more competitive ISP and select a more cost-effective plan migration to a new network architecture. We see an 18-24 month amortization of our startup costs, significant ongoing savings and potential for rapid and nominal cost bandwidth growth when needed.”