(COMTEX) B: Elcotel Ships Cellular Payphones To Venezuela For Install
B: Elcotel Ships Cellular Payphones To Venezuela For Installation And Field
Trial
SARASOTA, Fla., Apr 17, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Elcotel, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ECTL) announced today that it will ship the first order of Solarus-II(TM)
cellular/CDMA payphones to Telcel of Venezuela for installation and field trial.
This deployment coincides with Telcel's introduction of platform-based prepaid
technologies.
The Solarus-II(TM) is a fixed-location wireless public telephone that encases a
CDMA cellular transmitter inside the phone. The introduction of the
Solarus-II(TM) marks a broad change in Telcel's public access strategy by
incorporating wireless CDMA technology as a more economical deployment solution.
The Solarus-II(TM)'s CDMA solution reduces cost by using spectrum saving
technology and a prepaid card platform with lower cost PIN cards for end users.
The economy of these two technologies will allow Telcel to install more units in
the field thus increasing their competitive position as a communication provider
in Venezuela.
By utilizing prepaid cards, the Solarus-II(TM) offers extended reach beyond that
of traditional payphones or handheld cellular phones by providing service in
metropolitan and remote or isolated locations. The Solarus-II(TM) is expected to
receive a high degree of consumer acceptance and will blend well with Telcel's
1,000 Elcotel wired payphones in its smart card operated network.
"We believe the Solarus-II(TM) is a perfect fit with our new strategy in public
access telephony and we are excited to begin trials," says Johan Durre, Manager
of Public Terminals at Telcel.
"Telcel is a perfect first customer for our Solarus-II(TM) phone. As the leading
competitive provider for telephony services in many international countries they
have shown the leadership and vision that makes them a perfect partner for
Elcotel. I am very pleased that Telcel and Elcotel will be trailing the
Solarus-II(TM)," said Mike Boyle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Elcotel.
Elcotel, Inc., based in Sarasota, Florida, is a leader in providing public
access telecommunications networks and management services for both domestic and
international wireline and wireless communication networks. Visit Elcotel's
corporate website at www.elcotel.com.
Statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking information
regarding the Company's plans, projections, or future performance, which involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to
differ materially from those expected by the Company. These risks and
uncertainties include the risk of adverse regulatory action affecting the
Company and the Company's customers, risk of competition, risk of obsolescence
of the Company's products, and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Elcotel, Inc.
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CONTACT: Michael Boyle of Elcotel, Inc., 941-758-0389
KEYWORD: Florida
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INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MLM
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URL: elcotel.com
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