AT&T INTRODUCES SWITCHED DIGITAL VOLUME PLAN.BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1995--In response to customers' growing business communication needs, AT&T today announced the introduction of a new volume-discount plan for subscribers of AT&T Global Switched Digital Services (GSDS GSDS Golden State Donor Services GSDS Glenn Snyder Display Systems ), advanced digital communication technology. Effective immediately, the AT&T Switched Digital Volume Plan will automatically provide AT&T GSDS customers with greater cost savings as their usage grows. Discounts will be calculated based on monthly usage, with no term commitment. The plan offers four levels of savings -- bronze, silver, gold, and platinum -- based on gross monthly usage. At the bronze level, customers spending from $50 to $500 a month will receive a 5-percent discount. At the silver level, customers spending from $501 up to $1,000 save 8 percent. Customers spending from $1,001 to $3,000 qualify for gold level discount of 12 percent. The maximum discount level, platinum, provides savings of up to 15 percent for gross monthly usage of $3,001 to $8,000. "Increasingly, AT&T GSDS customers depend on the efficiencies of multimedia business tools such as video-conferencing and computer conferencing See chat, videoconferencing and data conferencing. ," said Dick Slezak The Slezak or Slezák surname comes from the Czech designation of the inhabitant of Silesia (Slezsko), according to onomastic research. Although variations amongst bearers of the perennial and distinguished Slezak surname may exist, the archetypal form of Slezak is , managing director of AT&T Global Switched Digital Services. "As our customers' needs for these multimedia applications grow, we will provide them with reliable switched digital service at competitive prices." AT&T Global Switched Digital Services provide customers dial-up Refers to using the regular "dial-up" telephone network to send data from a computer to a remote network or to a remote device. The computer's digital data are converted to analog signals in the same frequency range as human voice by a modem. , high-speed and high-definition domestic and international digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. , on demand. This superior service supports applications such as video and personal computer conferencing, document and image distribution, telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. and other multimedia services. AT&T GSDS price structure, with peak and off-peak calling periods, is usage sensitive with billing in six-second increments after the first 30 seconds. Customers only pay for the time used. Global Switched Digital Services are available in 29 countries including recent additions, Korea, Israel, Luxembourg and Austria. AT&T is the world's networking leader, providing communications services and products, as well as network equipment and computer systems, to businesses, consumers, telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. providers and government agencies. CONTACT: Patricia Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. 908-658-6676, office 908-873-3207, home or Karen Way 908-221-6632, office 908-545-0225, home |
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