E.V. Bishoff Press Release

E.V. Bishoff, NPSI complete Downtown Sonet ring

State-of-the-art telecommunications technology available in Bishoff's Seven Downtown Highrises

Responding to the needs of its clients for cutting-edge telecommunications and high speed internet access, E.V. Bishoff Company and North Pittsburgh Systems Inc. (NPSI) recently completed the installation a fiber optic Sonet ring in Downtown Pittsburgh, thus providing high level, uniform service to all seven E.V. Bishoff Company-owned and -managed office buildings.

As a result of this ambitious project, which involved pulling a fiber optic cable under the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh, all of E.V. Bishoff Company's tenants Downtown now have access to state-of-the-art telephone service and the high speed Internet access previously reserved for larger companies. Services available include DSL technology, frame relay, T-1 and T-3 circuits, just to name a few.

"No longer are the tenants of E.V. Bishoff Company limited to doing business with larger, slower-moving and more-expensive telephone companies," said David Bishoff, E.V. Bishoff Company president. "Our tenants have been telling us they need a reasonably priced and a responsive telecommunications and internet access supplier. Our relationship with North Pittsburgh Systems Inc. provides just that."

For example, a T-1 line that may take 90 days to get from another telephone company and cost $1,500 per month is now available in E.V. Bishoff Company office buildings in 72 hours at a cost as low as $600-$700 per month.

E.V.Bishoff Company office buildings serviced by the new technology, include the Pittsburgh Information Technology Center, which recently opened at 322 Fourth Ave. and caters exclusively to the information technology sector of the economy; Park Building, 355 Fifth Ave.; Investment Building, 239 Fourth Ave.; 100 Fifth Avenue; Union National Bank Building and the Commonwealth Building located on corner of Fourth Avenue and Wood

"With the completion of our private Sonet ring, both large and small companies, which have Internet-access needs but find it either impossible, cumbersome or very expensive to obtain similar services elsewhere, can now satisfy their needs quickly and inexpensively by locating their office in one of our office buildings," Bishoff said.

"The world is changing and with that change, the way we all do business and communicate with each other is changing. Office tenants will soon be categorized by those that need bandwidth and those that do not. We have room for both, but want to be recognized as the company to rent from if your business needs include bandwidth.

NPSI is one of the region's leading providers of high-capacity, high-speed data connections, long-distance service and Internet connectivity.

E.V. Bishoff is an owner/operator of office buildings located in the central business districts of Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Columbus, The company's clients are typically small- to medium-sized and emerging businesses.

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