NEW YORK – Verizon has upgraded its existing
network in the Michigan to allow small- and medium-sized business customers
to order a static IP address for use with their Verizon High Speed Internet
for Business service. A static IP address, a permanent address on the
Internet, lets a business make company information available for
telecommuters, host Web sites and e-mail servers, and conduct webcasts.
“Static IP addresses provide business customers a powerful tool to
maximize their Internet experience, so we have enhanced our network,” said
Matthew Trammel, manager of business broadband services for Verizon Online.
“Now our small- and medium-sized business customers have one more option,
which allows them to customize services to meet their business needs.”
Verizon Online’s small- and medium-sized business customers in
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin will now have the option to
choose a static IP address. Previously, customers in Ohio and many parts of
the other states could only get a dynamic IP address when they subscribed
to Verizon High Speed Internet for Business. For many businesses, a dynamic
IP address – an address that changes each time a user logs onto the
Internet — is sufficient.
“Businesses are doing more online, and activities
like e-commerce – hosting a Web site to sell products – require a static IP
address. As business applications become more advanced, the demand for
static IP addresses is growing.”
Verizon High Speed Internet for Business offers customers a maximum
connection speed of up to 7.1 megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and 768
kbps (kilobits per second) upstream with a dynamic IP address for $99.99 a
month or with a static IP address for $199.99 a month. A static IP address
service offering speeds of up to 3 Mbps downstream and 768 kbps upstream
costs $79.99 per month. Verizon High Speed Internet for Business packages
require a one-year contract.
Qualifying Verizon High Speed Internet for Business packages include
Verizon Internet Security Suite for one computer, unlimited remote dial-up
access, a choice between three domain-name business e-mail accounts or 10
Verizon.net e-mail accounts, and other features. Verizon enables businesses
to customize the solutions they need to better compete in the marketplace.
In addition to broadband Internet access, solutions include online backup
and storage, e-mail encryption and communications management tools.
Verizon Online also offers high-speed Internet service using digital
subscriber line technology to many of its residential customers in
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
For more information, click on Verizon.Com/Businesss
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