tw telecom Connects CoreLink Data Centers to its National Network Infrastructure at Phoenix Data Center Facility

MT. PROSPECT, Ill., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National data center service provider, CoreLink Data Centers, LLC (http://www.corelink.com), and tw telecom, a leading provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and VPN solutions to enterprises and large organizations across the U.S., today announced an agreement whereby tw telecom will connect its national fiber infrastructure to CoreLink Data Centers at its Phoenix data center.  The competitive service provider's commitment to superior customer service, combined with its successful ongoing efforts to extend networks and offer robust products, echo CoreLink's 24/7 focus on responsiveness, transparency and reliable data center network security.

"tw telecom has a rich customer service heritage that we're proud to support," said Rick Crutchley, CoreLink Global VP of Sales. "We look forward to a long and prosperous working relationship."

"Like tw telecom, CoreLink is dedicated to delivering advanced technology solutions and customer support, combining that commitment with a level of proactive customer service and detail that anticipates clients' IT requirements," said Ron Martin, tw telecom's vice president and general manager in Phoenix. "CoreLink has clearly demonstrated its willingness and ability to go the extra mile for clients by providing a 100 percent Uptime Service Level Agreement covering all infrastructure elements and service metrics. Such a commitment is critical to tw telecom's ability to deliver to our customers and theirs, reliable carrier-class solutions that leverage our network infrastructure over our local and regional optical networks," Martin said.

Because tw telecom owns its own networks, it can deliver the necessary diversity and redundancy to control customer service quality, while devising the best solutions for a growing customer's bandwidth and capacity requirements. Additionally, the company's flexibility to quickly and easily migrate to next-generation products and services, providing them directly to customers' premises, has positioned tw telecom to capitalize on growing demand for local and national voice and data networking services.

Contact CoreLink Data Centers for more information about Phoenix data center services, or data center services in Chicago, Las Vegas or Seattle, including managed services and enterprise hosting by calling 866-435-2375.

About tw telecom inc.

tw telecom inc.(NASDAQ: TWTC), headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, is a leading provider of managed voice and Internet data networking solutions to a wide array of businesses and organizations. One of the country's premier competitive telecom carriers, tw telecom integrates data, dedicated Internet access, and local and long distance voice services for long distance carriers, wireless communications companies, incumbent local exchange carriers, and enterprises doing business in healthcare, finance, higher education, manufacturing, and hospitality industries; as well as to state and local government and military organizations. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.

About CoreLink

CoreLink is a leading data center hosting and managed services provider of critical infrastructure services delivered on a "state of the art," robust and environmentally friendly technology platform. By leveraging data centers in Chicago, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Seattle with access to massive and diverse network connectivity, CoreLink delivers small, medium and large enterprise customers and service providers with high quality and uniquely agile, data center services. CoreLink's focus on aligning customer needs with the proper solution, combined with a relentless focus on service, provides the flexibility and peace of mind all businesses require from a data center provider.

For more information, please call 866.435.2375 or visit our website or check out more at CoreLink Data Centers' blog, CoreLink on Facebook and @corelinkdata on Twitter.

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