ALLTEL Expands Touch2Talk Walkie-Talkie Service Nationwide; Two New Handsets Added along with Enhanced Rate Plans and Features.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- ALLTEL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AT) is expanding its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service with coast-to-coast coverage, supported by enhanced rate plans and features on two new handsets geared to both consumer and business customers. "ALLTEL Touch2Talk customers now have access to the same nationwide footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. for their standard voice and data services as well as Touch2Talk calls," said Frank O'Mara Frank O'Mara (born 17 July 1960 in Limerick) is a retired Irish runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres. He became World Indoor Champion in 3000 m twice, but never achieved the same success on the outdoor track. , executive vice president of marketing for ALLTEL. "This gives our Touch2Talk customers a service area larger than any other carrier offers. In addition, we are introducing two new phones and innovative features that further define Touch2Talk as best-in-class in the marketplace." ALLTEL has the only walkie-talkie product that allows users to toggle To alternate back and forth between two states. toggle - To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from "toggle switches", such as standard light switches, though the word "toggle" actually refers to from a Touch2Talk conversation to a regular wireless call at the touch of a button. In addition, customers can set up group calls through the handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. , a unique feature delivering greater simplicity and convenience for users. New features include a "Buddy Alert" that sends a message to a Touch2Talk handset advising that a contact is waiting. The receiving user then presses and holds the Touch2Talk button to begin the conversation. Expanded contact list management tools also have been added. "Customers are finding Touch2Talk ideal for short bursts of conversation, be it during family activities or communicating with employees one-on-one or in groups regardless of their locations," O'Mara said. ALLTEL's national expansion includes new local and coast-to-coast Touch2Talk rate plans. Customers with local calling plans - Greater Freedom, Local Freedom or Free to Roam - can add 100 private (one-to-one) minutes and 50 group minutes for $5 per month or $10 for unlimited private and 100 group minutes. National Freedom and Total Freedom plan customers will pay $15 for unlimited private and 100 group minutes. Touch2Talk is now available on the Kyocera KX440 and LG AX4750 handsets. The Kyocera "bar" phone model is a rugged handset priced at $49.99 with a two-year service contract or $109.99 for one-year agreement while the LG clamshell model is $99.99 with a two-year contract or $159.99 with one-year agreement. Both handsets have high-quality built-in speakers. ALLTEL is a customer-focused communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. with more than 13 million customers and $8 billion in annual revenues. ALLTEL provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. to residential and business customers in 26 states. ALLTEL, NYSE: AT www.alltel.com |
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