Tw telecom

Infobox_Company | company_name = tw telecom inc.
company_
company_type = Public (NASDAQ|TWTC)
company_slogan = Connecting Your Business To More Business
foundation = 1993
location = Littleton, Colorado
key_people = Larissa Herda, Chairman, CEO and President
num_employees = 2,876
industry = Communications| products =
revenue =
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homepage = http://www.twtelecom.com/
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tw telecom (NASDAQ|TWTC) is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

tw telecom provides business class managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP and security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S.

tw telecom was founded as Time Warner Telecommunications in 1993 as a joint venture between U S West and Time Warner Cable. Time Warner Telecom rapidly evolved into a business provider specializing in fiber-based last mile solutions.

In July 1998, Time Warner Telecommunications became a separate entity and was reorganized into Time Warner Telecom LLC. In May 1999, the company had an initial public offering.

Today the company operates in 75 markets nationwide, with more than 26,000 route miles of fiber and more than 8,800 buildings "on-net". They operate two National Operations centers, 1 in Denver, CO the other in O'Fallon, MO, that maintain and monitor the network 24/7.

Since 1997, the company has delivered communications services to medium and large business customers, including carriers and governmental entities. It also expanded its offerings from dedicated services into Internet , date and voice services.

On July 1, 2008, the company changed its name to tw telecom name.

External links

*http://www.twtelecom.com
*http://www.twtelecom.com/Documents/Announcements/News/2008/newname.pdf