USA – FirstLight, an Albany, N.Y.-based provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and unified communications services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, received the regulatory approvals required to complete its acquisition of PrimeLink.
This transaction enhances FirstLight’s position in New York’s North Country by expanding its presence in Plattsburgh, Glens Falls, Queensbury, Albany & the Lake Champlain Corridor and adds fiber capacity into Montreal, Canada.With transaction is complete, FirstLight will begin its integration activities with a focus on continuing the same high level of service and support that its clients have come to expect from FirstLight. PrimeLink’s former parent company, Champlain Telephone Company, will continue to operate independently. Led by Kurt Van Wagenen, President and CEO, FirstLight provides fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and unified communications services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic connecting more than 9,000 locations in service with more than 30,000 locations serviceable by our more than 20,000-route mile network. The company offers a suite of advanced telecommunications products featuring a comprehensive portfolio of high bandwidth connectivity solutions including Ethernet, wavelength and dark fiber services as well as dedicated Internet access solutions, data center, cloud and voice services. FirstLight’s clientele includes national cellular providers and wireline carriers and many leading enterprises, spanning high tech manufacturing and research, hospitals and healthcare, banking and financial, secondary education, colleges and universities, and local and state governments.25/08/2020
