March 30, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- IT services provider Verizon Business (verizonbusiness.com) announced on Thursday it will provide voice, data, wireless and Internet services to government agencies around the world under a multibillion-dollar contract awarded by the US General Services Administration (gsa.gov). Verizon Business was one of three prime contractors awarded the GSA Networx Universal contract, which authorizes it to compete for business from individual agencies.

Networx Universal is the first of two Networx contracts awarded by the GSA to modernize federal government communications, enabling the government to choose among a comprehensive range of integrated telecommunications and network services, ranging from converged voice, video and data services over a single network to a variety of offerings. Verizon Business will use Networx's global network and will act as a services and solutions integrator in meeting the many product and service requirements of the government while Verizon Wireless provides wireless voice and broadband services.  

The second contract, Enterprise, is expected to be awarded later this spring. It has fewer mandatory requirements than the Universal contract and is intended to allow additional companies to participate in the Networx program, which is the largest federal communication contract in history and has an overall value of as much as $20 billion over 10 years spread among all awardees. Networx will replace FTS2001 and several other telecommunications agreements.
 
"With a proven track record of providing communications to the federal government for nearly 20 years, Verizon Business is well-positioned to continue helping customers meet their special requirements," says John Killian, president of Verizon Business. "Verizon Business has earned its position as one of the top communications providers to the federal government through continued investment in our networks and our tireless commitment to meeting our customers’ needs for complex end-to-end solutions."

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