[ETC Announces $800,000 Order from WinStar Communications, Inc.]
WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1998--ETC (NASDAQ:ETCIA) announced today that the company has received a $800,000 order to supply Digicept(r) 2002 voice application processing platforms for WinStar Communications, Inc. Units are scheduled for installation at 16 WinStar sites across the country.
''ETC's strategies to expand its markets beyond incumbent providers to new providers of service, reflects a major undertaking to refocus the Company,'' said Cynthia Carlson, Vice President of Sales, ETC. ''This order signifies our commitment to providing solutions for the new competitive local exchange carrier market and applications that meet CLEC needs.''
Digicept(r) 2002 speaks for the switch in the wireline or wireless telephone network by providing a nearly unlimited number of standard and custom intercept announcements to the end user. These announcements include automatic number (referred to as ANA by technicians to verify the phone number associated with a line), changed number (area code and relocation information), referral number, local number portability, voice prompts for services and other announcements related to the AIN (Advanced Intelligent Network). Digicept(r) 2002 keeps pace with the changing telephone network, the growing demand for enhanced telephone services, and the implementation of area code and other numbering plan changes.
ETC supplies voice application processing platforms to domestic and international telephone utilities, and messaging systems to the commercial market. ETC's equipment provides a wide range of audio information and call handling services via the telephone network. Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, ETC has operations in Atlanta, Georgia and Pleasanton, California.
WinStar Communications, Inc. is a national local communications Company, serving business customers, long distance carriers, fiber-based competitive access providers, mobile communications companies, local telephone companies, and other customers with broadband local communications needs. The Company provides its Wireless Fiber (SM) services using its licenses in the 38GHz spectrum. The Company also provides long distance, Internet and information services.
ETC and Digicept are registered trademarks of Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc. WinStar is a registered trademark, and Wireless Fiber is a service mark of WinStar Communications, Inc.
Contact:
Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc.
Anne Finn, 414/542-5600
anne@etcia.com |
