Cavalier Telephone completed its acquisition of Elantic Telecom (formerly known as Dominion Telecom), which operates an 8,200 route mile fiber network connecting major cities on the Eastern portion of the United States. For the past 18 months, Cavalier has been providing management, engineering and operating support to Elantic through a management services agreement.
The Elantic fiber network connects over 52 cities in a self-healing fiber ring design. The network reaches west from Chicago, and North thru New York, expands down the East coast and South to Wilmington, North Carolina. The network also includes former Telergy assets that were deployed throughout many metropolitan areas in New York state. The largest concentration of fiber is in Virginia where fiber rings encircle much of the state. Over $1 billion dollars was invested to create the Elantic footprint.
Cavalier Telephone is a facilities-based, full-service local telephone company (CLEC) serving over 35,000 business and 200,000 residential customers in Richmond, Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, Delaware, Southern New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.
Cavalier said its existing business customers will benefit from the city to city fiber services not previously available. Gigabit Internet service, video conferencing and multi-office data networking are a few of the enhanced features available to Cavalier customers.
The Elantic network will also play a pivotal role in Cavalier’s IPTV initiative. Hundreds of video channels will emit from Cavalier’s Superheadend in Richmond for IPTV delivery to homes across the Mid-Atlantic. Cavalier’s Triple Play will include Telephone service, Broadband Internet, and Cable TV services for $95.95 per month.
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