(Asheville, N.C.) Momentum, the leading provider of private label digital voice service to cable operators and municipalities throughout the U.S., today announced at the SEATOA show that they have been selected as the municipal digital voice solutions provider for residential and business customers throughout Salisbury, North Carolina. The partnership with Fibrant, will provide a fiber optic network, offering convenient packages, bundling the new digital voice service with other communications services for a competitive offering presented on a single bill.

The Fiber to the Home (FTTH) deployment will have exceptional bandwidth capacity, enabling a future with hundreds of TV channels, faster upload and download Internet speeds and reliable telephone services for Salisbury residents. Other features will include applications such as on-camera doctor/patient medical diagnostic meetings; commercial and residential video conferencing; 3-D movies; home security, remote appliance activation and monitoring; integrated telephone delivery between landline phones - cell phones - TV - internet; and interactive gaming. This new partnership will also offer enhanced features such as caller I.D. on TV and interoperability with current equipment.

“By using fiber, our system is more reliable and easier to maintain. With support from Momentum, our new services mark another milestone in Fibrant’s commitment to our community in Salisbury,” said Len Clark, Sales and Marketing Manager of Fibrant. “FTTH with the addition of phone service is going to be a key technology that will allow our community to take full advantage of advanced services and since all profits will stay in Salisbury, the community will see lower rates, lower taxes and better services.”

Over 145 cable operators and municipalities have made the decision to partner with Momentum. Since its initial service offering, Momentum has quickly gained customers by focusing on operational and technical excellence, flexibility and multiple equipment interoperability, while continuing to offer a highly cost competitive wholesale service.

“Momentum’s expertise in digital voice along with Fibrant’s advanced fiber network will accommodate emerging technologies without additional infrastructure installation,” said Alan Creighton, president and CEO of Momentum. “As Fibrant continues to expand its business, we’re pleased that we can help the company reach its goal of providing the most innovative services to the entire Salisbury community.”

The citywide network plans to launch services in August 2010.

Fibrant belongs exclusively to the people of Salisbury. Created by the City of Salisbury, Fibrant is a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network that offers the fastest, most innovative communications technology — straight to your home. We’re bringing the people and businesses of Salisbury the best in high-definition TV, digital telephone and lightning-fast Internet services. And that’s just the beginning of the possibilities. 

Momentum, based in Birmingham, Alabama, provides high quality private label digital voice services to independent cable operators and municipalities throughout the U.S. By leveraging its fully redundant telecommunications infrastructure and back-office capabilities, Momentum offers turnkey residential and business digital voice solutions that give resellers the ability to offer telephone services at a low total cost of ownership, creating a new revenue stream and driving penetration of advanced services into new markets. For more information, please visit www.momentumwholesale.com.