[ France Telcom & chat ] Tom,I don't remember this one.
Glad you liked [Jammin the lines] Not Beatles.
It was a revised verson of Draggin The Line - by ?? 3Dog Night / CCR ??
Too much New info jammin the neorutransmitting synaptic gap receptor lines.
I may Log onto it later though........... Don't worry I won't sing that one.
Since the connection exists I thought this may fuel some speculation !!
It seems to do a good job of defining their market as well.
Ray
France Telecom acquires 100 percent of Keystone Communications
Business Wire - January 20, 1997 06:16
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PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1997--France Telecom announced that it has consolidated its stake in Keystone Communications Corp., North America's foremost broadcast transmission services provider.
This move significantly strengthens France Telecom's position as a leader in the global broadcast transmission industry.
Michel Combes, senior vice president for broadcast services at France Telecom, remarked: "Our acquisition of Keystone serves as an important step in our international strategy to provide customers with managed, seamless end-to-end broadcast transmission services across Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific region. Together, France Telecom and Keystone have a tremendous platform in terms of people, services, facilities and global partnerships, all of which will work in unity to continue our dramatic growth."
"Keystone will continue to build a strong U.S. market base and become a driving force in France Telecom's international Global Account Managment offer," stated Stephen A. McNeeley, president and CEO of Keystone. "Our goal is to partner with our customers and assure them a seamless extension of broadcast services as they expand into new global markets.
"Domestically, we will further improve Keystone's position to provide unsurpassed world class service to each of our clients and enable them to achieve their programming objectives in an efficient and cost effective manner."
According to Combes, "France Telecom's goal is to maximize Keystone's full potential to serve as the industry's principal gateway for broadcast transmissions to and from North America."
In addition to Keystone, France Telecom's ability to offer worldwide services is supported by a family of broadcast operators including Maxat Ltd. -- a 100 percent-owned subsidiary -- which is the No. 2 operator in the United Kingdom and the fastest growing operator in Europe.
France Telecom, Keystone and Maxat combine forces to manage the world's first inter-continental video "superhighway" known in the industry as Global Skylink, which include substantial partnerships with telcos in the Pacific region. Further support in South America is provided through TIBA (Telepuerto Internacional de Buenos Aires) in Argentina, a joint venture between France Telecom (20 percent) and Keytech, the leading video tranmissions operator in the region.
Keystone provides video and audio transmission and origination services for more than 1,000 U.S. and international clients, including news, sports, program distribution and business television clientele. The company uses an extensive network of space and terrestrial facilities in the United States and has access to the communications infrastructures of leading international partners, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
France Telecom owns and operates a regional 4-bird satellite system Telecom 2. France Telecom also enjoys permanent access to capacities on both Eutelsat (No. 2 signatory) and Intelsat (No. 4 signatory), as well as considerable access to all major world satellite systems.
With 1995 consolidated revenues of $29.6 billion, net income of $1.8 billion and more than 32 million telephone lines in service, France Telecom ranks as the world's fourth-largest telecommunications carrier. In addition to local and long-distance telephony, France Telecom provides businesses and consumers with data, wireless, on-line, Internet, cable-TV and value-added services.
France Telecom is the Official Telecommunications Operator of the 1998 World Cup.
CONTACT: Keystone Communications Corp., Culver City
Gabriel Sidhom, 310/845-3718 (United States)
310/845-3904 (fax)
keystonecom.com
or
France Telecom, Paris
Bruno Janet, 33 1 4444-9393 (France)
33 1 4444-8034 (fax)
francetelecom.com |
