XO Communications and its Employees Donate $140,000 to Support Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
September 19 2005 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company Matches Employee Contributions Dollar-for-Dollar to
American Red Cross and Provides Other Assistance to Victims of
Hurricane Katrina RESTON, Va., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
XO Communications, Inc. (OTC:XOCM.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM.OB) and
its employees are donating a total of $140,000 to the American Red
Cross to support relief efforts in the communities affected by
Hurricane Katrina. XO has also provided the American Red Cross with
2,000 free long distance calling cards to distribute to people
affected by the disaster. Immediately following the disaster of
Hurricane Katrina along the gulf coast, XO announced to its
employees that it would match donations to the American Red Cross
dollar-for-dollar from employees. Over a two-week period, XO
employees donated more than $70,000 to the American Red Cross
National Disaster Relief Fund. "The devastation from Hurricane
Katrina is heartbreaking and all of us at XO express our deepest
sorrow over the loss of life and property," said Carl Grivner, CEO
of XO Communications. "Our hearts go out to the many people who
have and are suffering hardship as a result of this tragedy. It is
truly heart-warming to see the tremendous outpouring of support by
people and businesses across the country to help those that have
been affected by this disaster." About XO Communications XO
Communications is a leading provider of national and local
telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and
telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete portfolio of
services, including local and long distance voice, dedicated
Internet access, private networking, data transport, and Web
hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions.
XO provides these services over an advanced, national
facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan
markets across the United States. For more information, visit
http://www.xo.com/. DATASOURCE: XO Communications, Inc. CONTACT:
Chad Couser of XO Communications, +1-703-547-2746, or Web site:
http://www.xo.com/
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