San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - July 24, 2006 - Web host and national provider of integrated voice and data communications firm, Covad Communications Group, Inc., is continuing on the next phase of the development of the build-out of a new telecommunications network.

The project, scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year, is anticipated to be the nation's largest ADSL 2+ network, enabling high-speed data and next-generation voice services to millions of businesses and residences.

The phase of the build-out covers Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego and Washington, DC, joining San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Dallas, where Covad's next generation network is already in service. By the end of 2006, Covad will offer line powered voice access, and have the capability to offer higher-speed broadband access, such as ADSL 2+ and G.SHDSL, and new business-class services such as metro Ethernet and bonded T1.

Claude Tolbert, Senior Vice President of Covad explained, ''Covad's next-generation network build-out is progressing on time and on budget and will allow Covad to leap ahead of our competition in providing for the total telecommunications needs of our customers with unmatched business-class broadband services.''

Covad has chosen Samsung as its network equipment provider, and is now the vendor's largest North American customer of network equipment. Dale Sohn, President of Samsung Telecommunications America offered, ''We're very excited to work with an innovative partner such as Covad," said "Covad has raised the bar in delivering advanced broadband services.''

Covad provides a business-class alternative to traditional telecom providers that is focused on the needs of small and medium businesses. As Covad deploys a new broadband wireless access service, the businesses, along with Covad's enterprise-class business customers, will have the option to upgrade to a suite of high-speed, Ethernet-based solutions that is designed to combine the power, reach, performance, and scalability of a licensed spectrum with the reliability and security of Covad's extensive network.

A nationwide provider of integrated voice and data communications, Covad offers DSL, Voice Over IP, T1, web hosting, managed security, IP and dial-up, wireless broadband, and bundled voice and data services directly through Covad's network and through Internet Service Providers, value-added resellers, telecommunications carriers and affinity groups to small and medium-sized businesses and home users. According to the company, as the first company to commercially deploy DSL in the United States, Covad has spent hundreds of millions of dollars building a network that passes more than 57 million homes and businesses in 44 states - the largest nationwide footprint of any DSL company. Covad broadband services are currently available across the nation in 235 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) which represent over 50 percent of all US homes and businesses. Corporate headquarters is located at 110 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134. Telephone: 1-888-GO-COVAD.

For more information about Covad, please visit: www.covad.com.