WilTel Communications is teaming with Covad Communications to enhance its local access. Under the agreement, WilTel will use Covad's network to expand the reach of services such as ATM, Frame Relay, IP VPN, and Dedicated Internet Access. This agreement expands WilTel's off-net local access reach by more than 1,500 Central Offices (CO) across the U.S. Covad's national ATM network currently covers 96 of the top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). http://www.wiltel.com/http://www.covad.com