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Eyesight Ophthalmic Services 'Opts' for FirstLightALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstLight, a leading fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services provider operating in the Northeast, announced today that Eyesight Ophthalmic Services, southern New Hampshire's leading provider of eye care for both adults and children, has selected FirstLight to provide advanced communication services for its three medical offices in Exeter, Portsmouth and Somersworth.
Eyesight Ophthalmic Services operates via a cloud-based medical records and imaging system, requiring its information to be kept secure and transmitted quickly in order to provide its doctors and providers with real-time information needed to treat its patients. Additionally, the medical provider has a large call center that answers calls for all three office locations, making it critical for the phone lines to be constantly available and operating without difficulty. "Everyone touts service reliability, but through the years and in working with other Internet and data companies, we found that's not always the case. We needed to find a company that would deliver on their promises, and we were quite pleased when we discovered FirstLight," commented Eyesight's Marketing team. "Since working with irstLight, even in the severe weather we faced over the past year, we never lost our Internet or our phone lines, and any issues or questions we may have had were addressed immediately so as not to disrupt our operations. That's something we couldn't say about any other provider we've worked with in the past. We are pleased to say that since working with FirstLight, we have experienced superior service and customer support." "We understand how critical it is for healthcare organizations like Eyesight Ophthalmic Services to experience reliable services with high uptime and to have sufficient bandwidth to fully leverage the mission critical applications that are needed to support their patients," commented Kurt Van Wagenen, President and CEO of FirstLight. "We are honored to provide our high speed Internet and voice solutions to Eyesight and continue to deliver on our promise of providing the outstanding, locally-based service that allows their office operations to run smoothly and efficiently." To learn more about FirstLight, visit http://www.firstlight.net. About FirstLight FirstLight, headquartered in Albany, New York, provides fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast connecting nearly 8,000 locations in service with more than 20,000 locations serviceable by our 14,000 route mile network. FirstLight offers a robust suite of advanced telecommunications products featuring a comprehensive portfolio of high bandwidth connectivity solutions including Ethernet, wavelength and dark fiber services as well as dedicated Internet access solutions, data center, cloud and voice services. FirstLight's clientele includes national cellular providers and wireline carriers and many leading enterprises, spanning high tech manufacturing and research, hospitals and healthcare, banking and financial, secondary education, colleges and universities, and local and state governments. To learn more about FirstLight, visit www.firstlight.net, or follow the company on Twitter and LinkedIn. Media Contact: About Eyesight Ophthalmic Services Eyesight Ophthalmic Services is southern New Hampshire's leading provider of eye care for both adults and children. Founded in 1983, we have offices in Portsmouth, Exeter, and Somersworth. Our services include Cataract Surgery & Premium Lens Implants, Macular Degeneration & Retina Disease, BOTOX and Eyelid Surgery, Glaucoma, Contact lenses - Designer frames and sunglasses, Low Vision Rehabilitation, Clinical Research, Diabetic Eye Disease, Dry Eye Treatments, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus and Laser Vision / LASIK (through Clear Advantage Vision Correction Center).
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