``Old-School'' Landlines at Morrisville State College Replaced with Wireless from Nextel Partners.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MORRISVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2003 Celebrating the first day of the school year, Morrisville State College on Monday will announce in partnership with Nextel Partners (Nasdaq:NXTP) it has become one of the first universities in the nation to replace its entire landline residence hall telephone system with individual cellular phones for students. Morrisville State College President Raymond Cross will join students and Nextel Partners' staff on campus at 10 a.m. (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) on Aug. 25 to applaud the initiative, considered a milestone in higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . The partnership is also the first of its kind for Nextel Partners. "I want to congratulate Morrisville State College and Nextel Partners on this groundbreaking initiative. In our modern world, communication is key to success and achievement, especially for young people as they prepare for the future. Together they are leading the way in bringing new technology to the students at Morrisville State College and once again putting New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of at the forefront of the communications age," U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) said. As part of the new program, approximately 1,700 Motorola i30 cellular phones with service provided by Nextel Partners will be distributed during welcome weekend Aug. 22-24 to each new and returning student living in the college's 10 residence halls. The phones include free incoming and local calls, voice mail, call waiting, caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. and unlimited "Direct Connect" long-range walkie-talkie service in New York state. Students also have the option to purchase service for out-of-state calls. The move to cellular phones in residence halls is part of a broader technology plan to create a completely wireless campus. The college is known as one of the most technologically advanced universities in the country. It earned the distinction of being named "America's Most Wired College" after issuing all students IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) laptop computers and constructing a campus-wide wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , which allows students access to the campus network and Internet at any time, from anywhere. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jean Boland, Morrisville State College assistant vice president for technology services, the partnership with Nextel Partners provides students with more options and benefits. The previous landline plan required students to share phones and offered only local and incoming calls. "We believe we are the first campus in the nation to comprehensively replace all landline phones in residence halls with a wireless solution," Boland said. "Through our partnership with Nextel Partners and other efforts to arm students with the most up-to-date technology, our students are gaining a competitive edge, especially important in today's society where knowledge of the latest technology is critical." "Demand for our differentiated product -- especially our digital walkie-talkie feature that connects users at the touch of a button -- doesn't stop with businesses," said John Chapple Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, GCB, CBE (born 27 May 1931) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. Army career Educated at Haileybury College and Trinity College, Cambridge John Chapple was commissioned into the 2nd Gurkhas in president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chairman of Nextel Partners. "Students today are more wired than ever before and among the most savvy technology users. It only makes sense to offer them what we believe is the best technology on the market." "Our partnership with Nextel Partners will bring the college to the next level with respect to technology," said Morrisville State College President Raymond Cross. "Cellular technology has become an increasingly important part of the way our society communicates, and in recent years, colleges have watched more and more students favor cell phones over landline phones. We are proud to work with Nextel Partners to integrate this technology into our campus culture." To supplement their free local services, students may also choose from a number of long-distance packages available from Nextel Partners. Students who do not wish to purchase a long-distance plan may access the remaining landline phones in each residence hall equipped with local dial tone and 800-number capability for phone-card dialing. Morrisville State College, through the Morrisville Auxiliary Corporation (MAC), will become an authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Nextel service center, employing one full-time person to assist students with product and service questions. Attn: Broadcast Media B-roll is available with the following visuals: -- Interview with Jean Boland, assistant vice president of technology services, Morrisville State College, discussing the college's new program replacing its entire landline residence hall telephone system with individual cellular phones for students -- Footage of Morrisville State College students receiving their new Nextel cell phones for the first time -- Footage of students using cell phones in residence halls and on campus, including the familiar "chirp" of Nextel Direct Connect(TM) that provides instant, walkie-talkie access in less than second Satellite Information: Date: Monday, August 25, 2003 Time: 9:30-9:45 a.m. Eastern C- Band Satellite: Telstar 5 Transponder: 9 Downlink Transmitting from a satellite to an earth station. Contrast with uplink. : 3880 (V) About Morrisville State College Morrisville State College is a residential college of agriculture and technology offering more than 70 bachelor and associate degrees. Recently named America's #1 Most-Wired for the second consecutive year by Yahoo! Internet Life Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, a well known search engine website. It was created and launched by Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV guide. magazine, the college was the first in the SUNY SUNY - State University of New York system to participate in the ThinkPad University program and one of the first in the nation with a wireless program. Morrisville State College was also chosen as one of the top five colleges in the nation for campus activities by Campus Activities magazine. The Morrisville State College Norwich Campus offers programs in business, technologies, liberal arts/education transfer, and nursing to Chenango area residents and employers. About Nextel Partners Nextel Partners, Inc., (Nasdaq:NXTP), based in Kirkland, Wash., has the exclusive right to provide digital wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. services using the Nextel brand name in 31 states where approximately 53 million people reside. Nextel Partners offers its customers the same fully integrated, digital wireless communications services available from Nextel including digital cellular, text and numeric messaging, wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. and Direct Connect(TM) digital walkie-talkie, all in a single wireless phone. Nextel Partners customers can seamlessly access these services anywhere on Nextel's or Nextel Partners' all-digital wireless network, which currently covers 198 of the top 200 U.S. markets. To learn more about Nextel Partners, visit www.nextelpartners.com. Nextel and Direct Connect are trademarks and/or servicemarks of Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. , Inc. |
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