Verizon Signs a UNE-p Deal with a Wholesale Customer

Verizon and Sterling Telecommunications today announced they have signed a letter of intent for a commercial agreement that will replace the existing wholesale network leasing arrangement known as Unbundled Network Element Platform (UNE-P). Sterling Telecommunications has been a buyer of Verizon's wholesale services under the UNE-P system for more than four years. The company, headquartered in Huntington, N.Y., serves customers in the New York metropolitan market. http://www.verizon.com/