Speakeasy combining with Covad and Megapath

VoIP and data provider Speakeasy is combining its business with Covad Communications Company and MegaPath Inc. to add another component to the overarching IP communications team.

Speakeasy, whose parent company is Best Buy, will be adding small business experience to the Covad and MegaPath mix. With Speakeasy's SMB focused business voice and data services, MegaPath's products for distributed enterprises and Covad's nationwide broadband network the companies are charting new territory in the space. The companies are seeking to create a next-generation CLEC or an MSLEC--managed services local exchange carrier--providing a wide range of managed IP broadband services and access over a national network.

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