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To: Retaylor who wrote (9726)	11/10/1998 10:04:00 AM
From: Trooper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25711

Hey folks, check it out! Second big deal in a week! SCC Communications Wins Three-Year Contract to Provide 9-1-1Clearinghouse Services to NEXTLINK's 33 Markets BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SCC Communications (Nasdaq: SCCX) announced today that it won a three-year contract to provide NEXTLINK Communications 9-1-1 Clearinghouse Services in the 10 cities where the company currently offers telecommunications services plus any future service rollouts. Every time a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) signs up a new customer, it has to make sure that each subscriber's information -- including their name, telephone number and address -- is forwarded to the appropriate 9-1-1 database. This information is critical because it allows Public Safety Answering Points to quickly find the location of a 9-1-1 caller. SCC's 9-1-1 Clearinghouse Service allows CLECs to satisfy their 9-1-1 requirements in a cost effective and efficient manner and allows them to do so at a pace that is consistent with their rapidly expanding subscriber base. "NEXTLINK is one of the fastest growing Competitive Local Exchange Carrier with a nationwide presence," said Christine Walker, NEXTLINK vice president of OSS. "By outsourcing a highly specialized and labor-intensive process -- like 9-1-1 database services -- it allows us to focus on what we do best, mainly building robust, reliable fiber networks throughout the United States and providing a unique level of service to our customers." SCC Communications provides 9-1-1 Clearinghouse services for 13 of the leading Competitive Local Exchange carriers. The number of subscriber records under management has increased four-fold since the beginning of 1998, which represents one of the fastest growing segments of the company's business. "Carriers are in the business of signing up new customers and offering services. They're not experts in 9-1-1 nor need they be," said John Sims, SCC chief operating officer. "Our 9-1-1 Clearinghouse Service makes sure that once a new subscriber has dial tone he or she has accurate, reliable 9-1-1 service." 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 75 million subscriber data records under management throughout North America. SCC manages the data that enable a 9-1-1 call to be routed to the appropriate public safety agency along with the accurate and timely information about the caller's identification and location. Through SCC's NDSC, the company offers a comprehensive, cost-effective solution for the 9-1-1 service provisioning needs of its customers, enabling them to outsource virtually all aspects of their 9-1-1 data management services. 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 NEXTLINK NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. was founded by Craig McCaw in 1994 to provide local, long distance and enhanced communications services to commercial customers and is one of the fastest growing competitive telecommunications providers in the nation. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, NEXTLINK currently operates 19 facilities-based networks providing switched local and long distance services in 33 markets in 11 states. SOURCE SCC Communications CO: SCC Communications; NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. ST: Colorado, Washington IN: TLS SU: CON 11/09/98 17:26 EST prnewswire.com