March 5, 2002 -- US LEC Corp. (Nasdaq: CLEC), a telecommunications carrier providing voice, data and Internet services, has been selected to provide all communications services to Advantage Equity Services in Pittsburgh.

Advantage Equity Services is a mortgage information company, which offers property data services, title insurance, appraisal services, and settlement and closing services throughout the northeast and mid-Atlantic United States. Advantage Equity Services has more than 100 employees in its Pittsburgh headquarters.

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