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SPRINT SELECTS SCC COMMUNICATIONS TO PROVIDE 9-1-1
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- SCC Communications (Nasdaq: SCCX) announced today
that it has signed a three-year agreement to provide Sprint with SCC's 9-1-1 Clearinghouse Services
when Sprint begins introducing the Sprint Integrated On-Demand Network(SM).
Each time Sprint signs up a new subscriber, it must make sure that each subscriber's location and
telephone number is forwarded to the right 9-1-1 database. The information in the 9-1-1 database is
critical because it helps public safety agencies find the location of a 9-1-1 caller quickly and
dispatch the appropriate emergency services. SCC's 9-1-1 Clearinghouse Service allows Sprint to
outsource the 9-1-1 data management process efficiently and cost effectively.
"SCC currently provides Sprint PCS wireless E9-1-1 services, and we're proud to add another
member of the Sprint family to our growing list of customers," said John Sims, SCC Chief Operating
Officer. "SCC Communications is the only company in the industry that can provide a wide range of
9-1-1 solutions for carriers who are active in both wireline and wireless markets."
SCC Communications provides 9-1-1 Clearinghouse services to 14 carriers. The number of 9-1-1
subscriber records that SCC manages in its Clearinghouse Services has increased four-fold since
the beginning of this year, representing one of the fastest growing segments of SCC's business.
"When we begin introducing services in 1999, it's important that we can offer our subscribers
accurate and reliable 9-1-1 service," said Carol Bussing, SPRINT vice president of National
Integrated Services. "SCC's Clearinghouse Service gives us tremendous flexibility because it
provides a single point of contact for 911 data exchange and will allow us to meet our customers'
911 requirements."
About SCC Communications
SCC Communications Corp., (Nasdaq: SCCX) is the leading provider
of 9-1-1 operations support systems (OSS) services to incumbent local
exchange carriers (ILECS), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECS)
and wireless carriers in the United States. Based in Boulder, Colo.,
SCC has redefined the U.S. market for 9-1-1 OSS by creating the first
and largest 9-1-1 service bureau, the SCC National Data Services Center
(NDSC), with more than 70 million subscriber data records under
management throughout North America. SCC also licenses its 9-1-1 OSS
software to carriers that wish to manage the delivery of 9-1-1 data
management services in-house. For more information about SCC
Communications, please go to the company's Website
scc911.com.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company -- at the forefront in
integrating long distance, local and wireless communications services
and is one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Sprint
built and operates the United States' only nationwide, all-digital,
fiber-optic network and is the leader in advanced data communications
services. Sprint has $15 billion in annual revenues and serves more
than 16 million business and residential customers. SOURCE SCC
Communications Corp. |
