tw telecom Expands Network Footprint in Phoenix

PHOENIX, Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- tw telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of Business Ethernet and networking solutions, today announced it is expanding its existing market capabilities in Phoenix with an expansion that now extends the company's network capabilities from Phoenix east into the fast growing city of Mesa, as well as west into Glendale.

The company will leverage this market expansion to further deploy its industry-leading portfolio of data and Internet services to more enterprises, including its innovative Business Ethernet and Intelligent Network capabilities.

"Just like Mesa and Glendale, tw telecom is witnessing sizeable growth here in Arizona, and this network expansion allows us to provide our industry-leading Business Ethernet and Intelligent network capabilities to hundreds of new enterprises across the Valley," said Deb Carmachel, vice president and general manager, tw telecom Phoenix. "tw telecom's Business Ethernet's power, resiliency and capability resonates with our enterprise customer base and enables us to broadly deploy network solutions to meet their growing business needs."

"We welcome the expansion of tw telecom's network capabilities into Mesa," said Bill Jabjiniak, economic development director, City of Mesa. "As we continue to attract and expand high-tech companies to Mesa, having a robust selection of business networking solutions is critical."

The Phoenix expansion is part of a national multi-market effort by the company to expand its metro fiber footprint across the country. tw telecom has entered into five new markets this year – Salt Lake City, Richmond, Va., Boston, Cleveland and Philadelphia. The company is also accelerating the density of its metro-fiber footprint in more than a third of its existing markets.

About tw telecom
tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., is a leading national provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S. and globally. tw telecom also delivers secure, scalable private connections for transport data networking, Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP and security to large organizations and communications services companies. Employing a resilient fiber network infrastructure, robust product portfolio and its own Intelligent Network capabilities, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, an industry-leading quality service experience, and improved business productivity. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.