XOptions Flex Singled Out For Delivering Solutions That Improve VoIP/IP Telephony RESTON, Va., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XO Communications, Inc. (OTC:XOCM.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM.OB) announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine (http://www.itmag.com/) has named XOptions(R) Flex as a recipient of an INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award for 2005. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been VoIP Authority since 1998(TM). XOptions Flex is the industry's first VoIP services bundle for businesses that combines unlimited local and long distance calling, dedicated Internet access and web hosting for a flat monthly price. Available in forty-seven metropolitan markets nationwide, XOptions Flex leverages the latest in VoIP technology to provide customers with advanced capabilities such as unlimited voice calling, dynamic bandwidth allocation, voice virtual private networking (VPN), and a simple Administrative Web Portal. In addition, businesses can take full advantage of all of these IP-enabled capabilities and features without having to replace their existing analog phone systems. For more information about XOptions Flex, visit http://www.xo.com/flex. "We're very excited to have XOptions Flex recognized as a leading voice over IP solution for businesses," said Craig Collins, vice president of product management and marketing communications at XO Communications. "This recognition reflects not only INTERNET TELEPHONY's review but the strong endorsement of more than 1,500 businesses across the country that have signed on as XOptions Flex customers in just five months since it was launched." "The editorial staff of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine is proud to announce the winners of the first-ever INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Awards. These companies are as varied as there are products that fit under the IP telephony umbrella. But the one thing that binds them all together is that they all excel at delivering solutions that solve their customers' needs," indicated Rich Tehrani, Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY. "The VoIP space is hot these days, and it's easy to get caught up in the hype associated with such a buzzing marketplace. However, the winners of the first-ever INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award are not merely "me-too" players. XO Communications has proven to the editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY that XOptions Flex has excelled in the VoIP/IP Telephony industry, and most importantly, its customers are willing to speak up and offer themselves as references," said Greg Galitzine, Editorial Director of INTERNET TELEPHONY. The INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award winners for 2005 will be published in the October issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. 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/. About TMC(TM) Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes two print magazines: Customer Interaction Solutions, and Internet Telephony; five digital publications, SIP Magazine, Speech-World, WiFi Telephony Magazine, VoIP Developer, WiMAX Magazine; and the online publications TMCnet.com, Planet PDA Magazine, WiFi Revolution, Alternative Power and BiometriTech. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World Conference, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at http://www.tmcnet.com/. DATASOURCE: XO Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Julie Preuss of TMC, +1-203-852-6800, ext. 275, or ; or Chad Couser of XO Communications, +1-703-547-2746, or Web site: http://www.xo.com/ http://www.itmag.com/ http://www.tmcnet.com/

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