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Occam Networks, Inc. designs, develops and markets a suite of broadband loop carriers (BLCs). Occam's BLC's are Ethernet- and Internet protocol (IP)-based loop carrier platforms that enable telecommunications service providers to offer a variety of traditional, as well as packetized voice, broadband and IP services from a single, converged, all-packet access network. In addition, the Company markets a line of remote terminal cabinets to house its products in remote locations. Occam supplies its products to local and regional telecommunications carriers, independent telephone companies and international telecommunications carriers that deliver or wish to deliver voice, data, Internet access and video services to the residential, small and medium business and large enterprise markets over existing copper telephone lines.

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Occam Networks Inc. (OTCBB: OCCM), a supplier of innovative
Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications
companies worldwide, today announced that its BLC 6000 Broadband Loop
Carrier is now available on the United States Department of
Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) List of Materials. The BLC
6000 "triple play" broadband loop carrier received acceptance from the
RUS committee at the conclusion of a successful field trial with
Virginia-based Citizens Telephone Cooperative.
The RUS listing enables qualified rural telephone companies like
Citizens to purchase products such as the BLC 6000 with long-term,
low-interest loans from the U.S. government with the goal of providing
rural areas with the same services as those available to larger
metropolitan areas.
"Citizens was faced with a rapidly growing demand for high-speed
digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access services," said Danny
Vaughn, network manager for Citizens Telephone Cooperative. "We needed
a solution that not only enabled us to provide POTS and DSL but also
provided us with the ability to offer our customers advanced video
services in the future.
"We selected the BLC 6000 over the other products we considered
because it was the best match for what we need now and the future. We
have been pleased with its overall performance and with Occam's
responsiveness when we've needed support. Their inclusion on the RUS
List of Materials will help us to purchase additional BLC 6000 Systems
to expand our broadband network more quickly."
Occam Networks' BLC 6000 System is based on the Intelligent Blade
Interconnect Architecture (IBIA), which provides cost-effective low-,
medium- or high-capacity configurations. The "blades" are deployed in
all configurations in both the remote terminal and the central office
to enable universal sparing, lower cost-of-platform deployment and
very simple training and operations management. The system allows
carriers to distribute a high-capacity system in low-capacity
environments and scale to meet the demands of a rapidly expanding
subscriber base.
"Achieving RUS acceptance is an important milestone for Occam and
the rural telephone companies it serves," said Russ Sharer, vice
president of sales and marketing for Occam Networks. "The availability
of RUS funding for our products will pave the way for these companies
to build broadband networks that can deliver triple play services,
high-speed Internet access and video, and will lead to greater
adoption of IP technologies in the telecommunication industry."

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