Wayne Township in New Jersey Saves $52,000 per Year with Ethernet Services

For those looking to save money during these troubled times may want to take a look at Optimum (News - Alert) Lightpath, a provider of advanced Ethernet-based communication services. The company has reportedly selected Wayne Township as the first member of its Customer Spotlight program for 2009.

 

Each month, the Customer Spotlight program recognizes a customer that demonstrates innovation, market leadership, and the advancement of Carrier-class Ethernet services.

 

Using the company’s voice and data services, Wayne Township, New Jersey saves nearly $52,000 per year, according to Optimum Lightpath officials.

 

With the service, Wayne Township consolidated its voice and data services, which resulted in cost savings and also added reliability, and scalability to the region’s only fully-fiber optic business network.

 

Since Optimum Lightpath offers flat fee for voice and data services, the township no longer pays separately for long distance and regional phone service which is included in the service.

 

Wayne Township has been a customer of Optimum since October 2001, initially for Internet services alone.

 

The overall telecommunications budget was examined, and the township officials determined that they will be able to realize significant cost savings by consolidating both phone and Internet services with Optimum Lightpath.

 

“In Wayne, we’re always looking for creative ways to save our taxpayers money, and the decision to move to consolidated voice and data service with Optimum Lightpath is no exception,” said Christopher P. Vergano, mayor of Wayne Township.

 

Dave Pistacchio, general manager at Optimum Lightpath said, “Wayne Township is a perfect example of how a municipality can easily realize significant savings and efficiencies by combining voice and data services with Optimum Lightpath.”

 

With the Ethernet-based communication services, municipalities can establish an infrastructure for communicating internally among their various agencies and externally with constituencies, Pistacchio said.

 

Optimum Lightpath’s Internet/Voice service provides businesses with Internet access. In addition, it’s equipped with the ability to make and receive voice calls, over a dedicated Ethernet connection. Additionally, it delivers high-bandwidth Internet connectivity at a variety of speeds and flat-rate voice service.

 

In August, the company launched Lightpath Managed Video service, a video service that provides connectivity as well as encoding and decoding of digital video.