EZPrepaid Announces Distribution Agreement With Smart Talking Wireless
Florida-based Company Targeting College Students With Prepaid Digital
Phones
Melbourne, Fla., Sep 26, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- EZPrepaid, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Pre-Cell Solutions Inc. (d/b/a/ Dual Point Communications)
(OTC Bulletin Board: TDCM), and Smart Talking Wireless Inc., an independent
wireless products distributor, are combining forces to bring prepaid digital
phones to college campuses across the Sunshine State.
St. Augustine-based Smart Talking Wireless will begin distributing the
EZPrepaid-brand CDMA digital phones through campus bookstores at the University
of Florida (Gainesville), Florida State University (Tallahassee), University of
Central Florida (Orlando), Stetson University (Deland), and Daytona Beach
Community College (Daytona).
"EZPrepaid is a perfect product for college students," said Jack Guberman,
President of Smart Talking Wireless. "Students really like the high-tech digital
phones. This generation highly values all the features that these phones carry
as standard equipment-free voicemail, free long distance, free roaming, caller
ID, and call waiting. And parents enjoy the cost control aspect of no surprise
bills at the end of the month."
The new EZPrepaid-brand digital handsets, manufactured by LG SANSYS Inc.,
incorporate unique technology developed by USIntellicom, another wholly owned
subsidiary of Dual Point Communications. This technology allows the user to
purchase wireless airtime through the handset, bringing a new level of
convenience to the prepaid wireless user.
Under Dual Point's arrangement with Sprint PCS, EZPrepaid customers have access
to PCS service anywhere on the Sprint PCS Nationwide Network, serving more than
300 major metropolitan areas.*
"The prepaid concept has been very effective on college campuses for some time
now," said Thomas E. Biddix, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dual Point
Communications. "Prepaid phone cards and even prepaid cellular has been
available to these students for the past several years. But many college
students were just not willing to settle for analog (cellular) service when they
had become accustomed to all the features of a digital phone. Now they can have
the advanced features while managing their monthly bill in a responsible
manner."
CDMA digital service is the state-of-the-art for wireless communications.
Digital signals provide a much clearer sound quality and vastly improved
security. Additional standard features available with this service include voice
mail, caller ID, and call waiting. The EZPrepaid brand CDMA phones also include
"roll-over" minutes. Next month, the company will offer a new model phone that
features a browser capable of accessing the World Wide Web (Internet).
The prepaid market is projected to grow from an estimated $3 billion in revenue
today to exceed $6 billion in revenue and more than 11 million subscribers by
the end of 2002. Prepaid service provides an easy, cost- effective alternative
for budget-conscious individuals and businesses desiring to control
communication costs, occasional users and those with no or poor credit. To learn
more about the prepaid market, visit the company at www.dualpoint.com.
Pre-Cell Solutions recently announced a name change to Dual Point
Communications. The name change is pending shareholder approval. Dual Point
Communications' services include both prepaid wireless and prepaid residential
services. The wireless service is available under the EZPrepaid brand. The
prepaid residential service provides in-home dialtone to more than 5,000
customers in nine southeastern states. The wireless technology division,
Atlanta-based USIntellicom, is a leading developer of intelligent software and
applications for the prepaid wireless industry. Currently, there are more than
75,000 active prepaid wireless subscribers using the company's technology.
Except for any historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in
this press release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that are described in the Company's SEC reports, including the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2000,
and each of the Form 10-Qs for the periods ended July 31, 1999, October 31,
1999, and January 31, 2000.
* Sprint PCS provides assess to its network to EZPrepaid subscribers but is not
responsible for service quality, billing, customer care, warranty, maintenance
or other aspects of subscriber service.
Sprint PCS is a registered trademark of Sprint Communications Company L.P.
SOURCE Pre-Cell Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Randy Moser of Pre-Cell Solutions, Inc., 321-308-2900, or
info@dualpoint.com; or Jack Guberman of Smart Talking Wireless, 800-611-8533
URL: hillandknowlton.com
dualpoint.com
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