Cingular Wireless to Provide Wireless Priority Service to Improve Emergency Communications in North and South Carolina
09 Novembre 2004 - 3:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Wireless to Provide Wireless Priority Service to Improve
Emergency Communications in North and South Carolina The Carolinas
to benefit from new service CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ --
North and South Carolina are now among the states in the nation to
benefit from a program that will provide improved communications to
emergency response personnel and community leaders. Cingular
Wireless has been awarded a contract by the National Communications
System (NCS) to provide Wireless Priority Service (WPS) to the
country's authorized emergency response personnel. As part of that
contract, Cingular has launched WPS throughout North and South
Carolina, as well as other select regions of the United States. The
initial phase of WPS deployment is complete for 2004. WPS is
available throughout Cingular's footprint in North and South
Carolina. Total network deployment is scheduled for the summer of
2005. WPS provides authorized Federal, State, and local government
leaders and critical private sector leaders and decision makers
with priority wireless service during times of emergency. In
concert with the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
(GETS), WPS dramatically improves cellular call completion rates.
In times of congestion, authorized users are moved to the front of
the queue, greatly increasing their chances of call completion. At
the same time, WPS is designed to have a negligible impact on
everyday cellular users, providing priority service to vital
decision makers without restricting the public's ability to gain
access to those same networks. WPS does not enable users to preempt
existing calls or to monopolize cellular services. "WPS is an
extremely important tool to provide to key national security and
emergency preparedness personnel during disaster and emergency
situations," said Rob Forsyth, Vice President and General Manager
for Cingular's Carolina Operations. "Cingular recognizes how
vitally important WPS is to those who must direct well-coordinated
emergency responses. Cingular's commitment is to improve homeland
security through our deployment of WPS." Computer Sciences
Corporation, the NCS's integration contractor for the Government
Emergency Telecommunications Service and the Wireless Priority
Service, was responsible for the acquisition of Cingular as a
participating WPS provider. The National Communications System,
part of the Department of Homeland Security's Information Analysis
and Infrastructure Protection Directorate, consists of 23 Federal
member departments and agencies and is responsible for ensuring the
availability of a viable national security and emergency
preparedness (NS/EP) communications infrastructure. In addition to
enhancing the Carolinas' network with WPS, Cingular is nearing the
completion of its 2004 network investment campaign which will
enhance in-building, residential, high-traffic route and rural
coverage throughout the region. Cingular is investing nearly $55
million in its North Carolina network and nearly $50 million in its
South Carolina network this year to further improve call quality,
create additional capacity and extend the network's reach.
Additional information regarding the NCS WPS program can be
obtained on the NCS website at http://wps.ncs.gov/ . ABOUT CINGULAR
WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the
United States, serving more than 46 million customers. Cingular, a
joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the
nation and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national
wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to
offer Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep
their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available
at http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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http://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Dawn Benton of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-5305, or
wireless, +1-404-202-6335, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://wps.ncs.gov/ http://www.cingular.com/newsroom
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