OCI Launches ADSL in Toronto, Montreal

Pathway
Communications, OCI Communications’ Toronto-based ISP subsidiary, has broken into the ADSL market in Canada.

Not only has the company expanded services into Montreal, it has become one
of the first
ISPs not affiliated with Bell Canada to offer ADSL Internet access in
Canada.

Pathway’s service is available to customers in the 416, 905 and 514 area
codes. ADSL based Internet access delivers speeds up to 7.0 Mbps.
Pathway’s 1.0 Mbps service, starts at $249 a month for business users in
Toronto and Montreal.

OCI president and chief executive officer Bob Latham said that one
quarter after closing the acquisition of Pathway, OCI is pleased that
the integration of the two companies has been so successful. He said
that growth in Pathway’s business sector has increased substantially in
that time, with OCI’s focus on business users, while the quality of
service to individual users has been maintained at a high level.

OCI made the acquisition, which closed in July, to broaden its
offerings, bringing customers a range of communications solutions
including Internet access and local and long distance services. Pathway
offers Internet connectivity, application development and e-commerce
business packages.