Concentric, the Small and Medium Business Hosting Brand of XO Communications, Now Offers Some of the Most Lucrative Referral Payouts in the Hosting Industry SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XO Communications, Inc. (OTC:XOCM) (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM) today announced that Concentric, its small and medium sized business hosting brand, has added two new referral categories, Affiliates and Commissioned Agents, to its partner and referral program and now offers some of the most competitive referral payouts in the hosting industry. The enhancements expand the revenue opportunities that Concentric offers to referral partners. For no cost, anyone can sign-up as an Affiliate or a Commissioned Agent and qualify for commissions on new accounts. Affiliates earn $70 for each new customer that signs up for qualifying hosting account. Commissioned Agents earn recurring monthly commissions of 10 to 35 percent of the monthly booked revenue for accounts signed up. "The $70 affiliate payment is very competitive and our commission payment of up to 35 percent of ongoing revenue is the highest we've seen in the industry," said Barbara Branaman, vice president and general manager of XO's hosting business unit. "As a referral partner of Concentric, they can be assured that they are promoting a leading hosting and email service that offers unsurpassed security, performance and reliability all at an affordable price." With the addition of the two new referral categories, the Concentric referral program now offers four levels of participation for low or no cost: * Customer Referral - Existing customers can refer friends, clients or colleagues and earn a $50 payment each time someone they refer signs up for a new account. * Affiliate - No fee to join and ideal for people who want to refer friends or Web site traffic to Concentric and earn a generous payment of $70 for each qualifying new account. * Commissioned Agent - For web developers, VARs and individuals that would like to earn large ongoing commissions of 10-35 percent of ongoing monthly recurring revenue for referred accounts with no up front costs. * Private Label Reseller - A turn-key, branded solution for businesses who would like to resell hosting and email to their customer base and earn ongoing revenue at the best wholesale rates. Referral partners can sign up online for the Affiliate and Commissioned Agent programs for immediate program activation at http://www.concentric/affiliatereseller.php. Once a referral partner has joined a program, they receive access to marketing materials, Web site banners, support information and can immediately start to sign up referral business online or in partnership with the Concentric hosting telesales team. Either way, the customers they refer have instant account access. For more information about the Affiliate and Commissioned Agent programs, visit http://www.concentric.com/affiliatereseller.php. About Concentric Concentric, an XO Communications service, offers business-grade web hosting solutions that cost-effectively scale to meet the needs of today's growing businesses. As the only hosting service to hold a patent for its Clustered Hosting architecture, Concentric has designed a unique platform that delivers superior performance, reliability and security. Backed by an industry leading 99.9% SLA, a 3-Month Satisfaction Guarantee along with 24x7 customer care, Concentric offers web site hosting, email, ecommerce, sophisticated junk mail filtering and web design and online marketing tools designed to help companies effectively leverage the power of the Internet. For more information, visit http://www.concentric.com/ or call 866-500-9696. 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 CONTACT: Chad Couser of XO Communications, +1-703-547-2746, or Web site: http://www.xo.com/ http://www.concentric.com/

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