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These days the most lucrative office location is measured in megabytes, not square footage. More and more companies are relying on their Internet sites to handle virtually every business function — and fast, reliable connections from the BellSouth Business organization provide you with a competitive advantage. We offer a variety of access technologies that can be upgraded as your business grows.

BellSouth Business^SM Internet Access Services provides a full-time connection between your LAN and one of the BellSouth fast-packet networks. Standard connections include Frame Relay, Connectionless Data Services (CDS) and several other types of data service, so you can choose the one that best fits your needs. BellSouth can install, configure, monitor and maintain the termination equipment to make your connection hassle-free.

We also offer Dial Internet Access service that supports switched/dial-up connectivity over analog or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) lines. Because BellSouth connects directly to the Internet through a Global Service Provider, router hops are minimized and response is faster — whether you're communicating across the street or across the globe.

Dial Service Features:

One "@bellsouth.net" e-mail box with 3MB of disk space
Dial-up access to the Internet via local access numbers in most areas throughout our nine-state region
24x7 help desk support
A single corporate user bill for multiple user accounts
Business account administrator tool
World-class customer support

Dedicated Service Features:

A single connection for internet for LAN
A wide variety of committed information rates (CIRs)
Customer-provided customer premises equipment (CPE) option allows you to provide your own router and Channel Service Unit Data Services Unit (CSU/DSU)
Permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) for BellSouth Frame Relay customers that desire Internet access
Connectionless Data Services (CDS — also known as SMDS) for customers that already have private CDS networks installed or have existing skills and expertise in this technology

Benefits:

Save money and streamline your operation by selecting the most appropriate bandwidth for your present and future needs.
Enjoy ensured reliability thanks to dual Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ring architecture with major switching hub backups and redundant IP connections.
Get better network customer service, improved productivity and more sales opportunities with consistent, high-speed access.
Simplify your billing by including Internet Access Services on your BellSouth bill.
Take advantage of responsive service with the BellSouth Business comprehensive field service organization that executes repairs expediently and keeps your business up and running.

Sample Applications:

New markets at home and around the world
Competitive product, demographic and many other types of vital information
Customer service and technical support
Data transfer, software downloads
Internal and external communications
Travel planning
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