Covad Company History

Covad has a rich tradition of innovation. Founded in 1996, Covad is a leading provider of broadband voice and data communications services for small and medium businesses. We seek to innovate in all aspects of our business to ensure that customers always have a better choice in their communications services. It is this innovation, along with our reliable nationwide network and superior customer experience that helps Covad keep your business a step ahead.

History in the Making

2006

Covad Joins Leading Global Telecom Providers to Found WiBro and mobile WiMAX Community

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2006

Earthlink and Covad Announce Additional Markets for Innovative Bundle of Voice Services and High-Speed Internet

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2006

Covad Finalizes Acquisition of NextWeb

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2006

Covad Line-Powered Voice Service Named "Product of the Year" by Internet Telephony

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2005

Internet Telephony Magazine named Covad as the Best Hosted VoIP Provider, Best SMB Provider, and Top 100 VoIP Provider

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2005

Covad to List Shares on American Stock Exchange under Stock Symbol "DVW"

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2005

Covad VoIP First Business-Class VoIP Service Available with voice-optimized access on T1 and SDSL

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2004

Covad is the market share leader in IP-hosted PBX seats in service*

2004

Covad acquires GoBeam and launches Covad VoIP

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2003

Covad Reaches Milestone with 500,000 Lines in Service

2003

Covad offers the first Enterprise-class SDSL service

2001

Covad Introduces TeleXtend T1 Service for Small Businesses

2001

Covad Introduces TeleSoho DSL Services for TeleWorkers and Small Businesses

2001

Covad creates the first self-installation kit

2000

Covad installs first U.S. CLEC-Shared Line with Phone Company

2000

Covad Reaches 100,000 DSL Lines in Service Milestone

1999

Company Launches Nation's First DSL Alternative to Local Phone Companies

1998

Covad Adds Symmetric DSL (SDSL) Services and becomes the only DSL-based service provider to support Asymmetric DSL (ADSL), ISDN DSL (IDSL) and SDSL services

1997

Covad launches the first commercially available DSL service

1996

Covad founded as a result of the Telecom Act